Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, has died, a family spokesman said.
"He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years," his children Lucy, Robert and Tim said in a statement.
The best-known theoretical physicist of his time, Hawking wrote so lucidly of the mysteries of space, time and black holes that his book, "A Brief History of Time," became an international bestseller, making him one of science's biggest celebrities since Albert Einstein.
Even though his body was attacked by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, when Hawking was 21, he stunned doctors by living with the normally fatal illness for more than 50 years.
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Stephen Hawking - DEAD AT 76
In reply to XDFIX
RIP. A very special human being indeed.
Humanity lost a colossal mind and a wonderful spirit.
Rest in peace, Stephen Hawking
In reply to XDFIX
A truly great Briton.
RIP.
Have a few of his books, simply brilliant, one of the best minds of all time. RIP
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." Stephen Hawking
"I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.
Typical mathematician!! Dies on Pi day!!
In reply to XDFIX
A great thinker has gone. RIP...
RIP Mr Hawkins.
Did he move us forward scientifically?
How many Noble prize did he win for all his scientific prowess?
What a legend.
He's been a personal hero of mine since age 11. Sad day.
His book "A Brief History of Time" remains in my top 3 life reads. I've posted his views here 1000 times.... no need to point out the personal influence - it is obvious.
This leaves only N. deGrasse Tyson and Ewart Walters as unattainable bars....
sigh
In reply to DirtyDan
Are you serious with that question?
In reply to Runs
are YOU serious with that question... why ask?? that the original question was posed, should tell you everything you need to know.... lol
In reply to XDFIX
A great man - here are his thoughts on Trump
"He is a demagogue, who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
In reply to Chrissy
That is about right
What did he do that was not theoretical?
For that is no different than religious books.
Black holes emit radiation? C'mon man.
No doubts about his intelligence though.
In reply to Runs
Come on Runs, you of all people should never commit the cardinal sin of misquoting this brilliant man.
In reply to Star
That quote is factual sir
In reply to Runs
When you leave out parts of a quote the meaning is skewed to mislead from the original intent. Below is the exact quote.
and here is the extention to the above:
Gives a different perspective in its totality, don't you think?
In reply to Star
juxtaposed
In reply to Runs
Note the operative word probably as he relates it to heaven and the afterlife.
Do you draw anything from the interjection of the word probably?
In reply to Star
The guy was a scientist, he is basing his views on facts whereas religion is basing on faith. None has conclusive evidence.
In reply to Runs
So what you just wrote, is it conclusive?
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Follow the thread
You just chimed in for what purpose again?
awrite, hear it from the horse's mouth, his greatest achievement
"black holes are not entirely black"
C'mon Man!
In reply to WI_cricfan
What is a Noble prize?
In reply to Runs
Just answer the question
In reply to Khaga
A prize that aristocrats give and get - Noble prize. Not to be confused with Nobel.
In reply to WI_cricfan
You understood why Star added the rest of his speech I am assuming? Then why are you asking me for my opinion when the topic is about something Hawking said? What am I missing here?
I can't seem to wrap my mind around Hawking take of a no God -such a brilliant mind one would expect him to see God!
If there is no God then there is no justice!
In reply to XDFIX
Lou Gehrigs disease gave Hawkins a death sentence in his 20s but remarkably he survived another 50 years.
He had a lot of time to sit and think. Do you think his disability helped in making him a genius?
In reply to XFactor
The guy was doing his Phd at 21
In reply to Runs
Lots of people have a doctorate under their belt at an early age but academic success did not translate into a meaningful or satisfying life.
In reply to XFactor
Generalizing there, as we can see this individual was smart and put it to good use.
In reply to Runs
Then it safe to say his genius was attributed to genetic inheritance or God given.
Try as I may I can't believe humankind is the be all and end all! If that's true I would have no choice but to agree with the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes - that the life of a man is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
"A complete, consistent unified theory is only the first step: our goal is a complete understanding of the events around us, and of our own existence," he wrote in "A Brief History of Time."
In later years, though, he suggested a unified theory might not exist.
He followed up "A Brief History of Time" in 2001 with the more accessible sequel "The Universe in a Nutshell," updating readers on concepts like super gravity, naked singularities and the possibility of an 11-dimensional universe.
Hawking said belief in a God who intervenes in the universe "to make sure the good guys win or get rewarded in the next life" was wishful thinking.
"But one can't help asking the question: Why does the universe exist?" he said in 1991. "I don't know an operational way to give the question or the answer, if there is one, a meaning. But it bothers me."
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
In reply to XFactor
Stephen Hawking had a disability, and Stephen Hawking used a wheelchair. His work was possible because of those things, not in spite of them.
In reply to Runs
hawkings copied blatantly from the vedas
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