Stephen Hawking died today at 76 years of age

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[AshleyAshes]

2 hours ago, RollinLower said:

So sad, but also so amazing that dispite his condition he lived that long.

 

RIP my dude.

That's the most amazing part.  Typically with an ALS diagnosis you only have a matter of YEARS to with the average being only 3 years.  Hawking was a huge statistical outlier as the odds were so very much against his long term survival which should have curtailed his contributions to human knowledge.

[Silentprototipe]

Rest in peace

[Thelostworld]

Doomy weather today, plus this news, everything just makes this life so sad. RIP, you'll be missed. 

[Hiitchy]

I don’t even know how to feel about this. He was a great man, and he overcame so many obstacles in his life. If he can, why can’t you? He’s my motivation to want to do better and be better.

 

May he Rest In Peace.

[SolarNova]

I can count on 1 hand the number of people in the world outside of family that I considerer significant enough to merit a day of mourning. Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA is one of those people.

 

Though there is highely likely to be nothing beyond death for the concious mind to perceive, those still living, are living in a world that that is lesser becouse of his death. We have lost one of the greatest minds to have lived.

 

[Coaxialgamer]

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[WallacEngineering]

It sucks, I read the news earlier today and saw that Hawking had passed and my very first thought was: "We seem to be loosing some of the greatest people in history lately".

 

Its been a very sad last couple years.

[Canada EH]

Well he led a good life, probably stayed alive longer then he would if he were poorer.

[dalia38europe]

RIP, I actually saw a documentary about him. Brave smart man who did not give up on life and love inspite of his disability

[SolarNova]

March 14th:

Pi day, 3.141592653589793 (No i didn't look it up)

Ablert Einsteins Birthday

And now....

Steven Hawkins Death.

 

One might imagine, if he were conscious at the time, he would be thinking "today is a good day to die"

[Phantonex]

43 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

March 14th:

Pi day, 3.141592653589793 (No i didn't look it up)

Ablert Einsteins Birthday

And now....

Steven Hawkins Death.

 

One might imagine, if he were conscious at the time, he would be thinking "today is a good day to die"

Born on Galileo’s birthday. Died on Einstein’s. Incredible.

[Canada EH]

9 hours ago, SolarNova said:

March 14th:

Pi day, 3.141592653589793 (No i didn't look it up)

Ablert Einsteins Birthday

And now....

Steven Hawkins Death.

 

One might imagine, if he were conscious at the time, he would be thinking "today is a good day to die"

wouldnt it be March 14 2015 for Pi

[JoostinOnline]

22 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

wouldnt it be March 14 2015 for Pi

I actually remember that day.  I celebrated at 9:26AM.

[Canada EH]

1 hour ago, JoostinOnline said:

I actually remember that day.  I celebrated at 9:26AM.

atomic time down to seconds?

[JoostinOnline]

7 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

atomic time down to seconds?

I thought about that was too specific.

[Benjamin_ONeal]

He showed the human race the strings that bind the universe together, we won't live to see another mind like that.  It was his mind that made him beautiful not his body and he followed his passion 110%, many of us could learn from this example.  Rest well my friend, you earned it.

[Ingrid_W]

He will not be forgotten. Rest in peace.