The world of science has lost one of its greatest
minds with the passing of Stephen Hawking.
We’ve got more on his death at the age of
76.
So devastating! One of the brightest stars
in the world of modern science has left us,
as Stephen Hawking passed away at his Cambridge,
England home in the early morning hours of
March 14. The brilliant British astrophysicist
was 76-years-old. His children, Lucy, Robert
and Tim said in a statement: “We are deeply
saddened that our beloved father passed away
today. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary
man whose work and legacy will live on for
many years. His courage and persistence with
his brilliance and humor inspired people across
the world. He once said, ‘It would not be
much of a universe if it wasn’t home to
the people you love.’ We will miss him for
ever.”Hawking was a trailblazer in the world
of astrophysics and served as Director of
Research at the Center for Theoretical Cosmology
at the University of Cambridge. His work in
the field of relativity and black holes was
ahead of its time. He authored the best selling
science book A Brief History of Time: From
the Big Bang to Black Holes which was published
in 1988 and remains a staple in the library
of every science lover to this day. In his
early 20’s Hawking was diagnosed with a
rare form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder
that left his body paralyzed but his mind
remained sharper than nearly everyone else
on the planet. He communicated via a single
cheek muscle attached to a device that would
read out his brilliant thoughts.
His early years and love story with former
wife Jane was turned into a movie in 2014’s
The Theory of Everything. Eddie Redmayne went
on to win a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal
of Hawking. He had a wicked sense of humor,
playing himself in a guest appearance on The
Big Bang Theory, voicing himself on The Simpsons,
and wishing he could appear on Keeping Up
With The Kardashians. In 2o16 interview with
ABC News’ David Muir he joked, “I won’t
feel like a true pop culture icon until I’ve
been on theKardashians.” Sadly he didn’t
get that wish, but he will ALWAYS be an icon.
In a weird twist of scientific legends, he
was born on the date of Galileo‘s death,
January 8. He died on the date of Albert Einstein‘s
birth, March 14. Whoa.
Fellow scientists. science lovers and fans
around the world are mourning the loss of
his great man. Many are remembering him with
inspiring quotes from the scientific legend.Our
condolences go out to Stephen Hawking’s
family.
