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Stephen Hawking has passed away at the age of 76.

I read his book as a young child - not even a teenager. He mentioned something that struck me. I may be paraphrasing a bit:

"I thought about this as I was getting dressed. Which takes me quite awhile, so I had a long time to think."

It may be the bias of the moment, but I can't think of another line from another author that hit me quite like this.

Rest in peace, Professor Hawking.

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I was startled when I read that post and had to quickly Google to check for other sources...

Rest in peace, Stephen Hawking.
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Farewell to a great thinker, and inspiration.

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Oh wow...

Such a brilliant man... May he rest in peace.
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Brilliant man. The world has lost such an amazing person.

Rest in peace.

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Rest in peace, Hawking. Such a loss. He was a truly gifted genius.
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Quote from: Vekseid on March 14, 2018, 12:40:12 AM
Stephen Hawking has passed away at the age of 76.

"I thought about this as I was getting dressed. Which takes me quite awhile, so I had a long time to think."

It may be the bias of the moment, but I can't think of another line from another author that hit me quite like this.

I believe that at some point he said he felt fortunate that he didn't suffer from a serious affliction, i.e. one which would hinder his ability to think. I recall this from a fairly recent speech of his, dating back no further than a decade. He was still a student when first diagnosed, and was encouraged to wrap up his work and tie any loose ends of his soon-to-be-over life. The fact that he lived on for over half a century, with purpose and many accomplishments, should be an inspiration to everyone.

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What a loss for the world.

Rest in peace.
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Oh wow... a legend has died...  :'(

Rest in peace Stephen.

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I read his A Brief History of Time in elementary school and that was my first real encounter with modern physics and cosmology, and it gave me the fascination I have had with it ever since. I learned quite a bit more of quantum mechanics when I got into electronics engineering, and always had his book in the back of my mind when I finally got to the gory details behind some of the stuff that he first introduced me all those years ago. Rest in peace, Stephen.
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Depressing news to wake up to.

Rest in Peace, Stephen. Your lot in life was never easy, and yet you did your best in making the universe a bit more wondrous for the rest of us.
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  I read A Brief History of Time in college--a Western Cultural Heritage class, and the second to last lesson in that class talked about Stephen's social impact on the world. 

  I also remember a man so phenomenal he portrayed himself on Star Trek: the Next Generation, and clearly was enjoying himself. 

   You'll be missed, Stephen. 
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 Indeed the loss of such an inspiring man in our time diminishes us, but only for a time. For as long we speak of him with fire in our hearts and thunder in our words. He will never truly be gone.

Rest in Peace Steven Hawking may the winds carry you on to greater heights then can be dreamed.
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AcademicCuriosity9110

I'm in shock, honestly. I have always been interested in science and physics and stuff, and he was always one of those people I hoped to meet one day. And now I never will.

I'll admit, I'm still crying. I'm probably going to be bursting into tears a lot over the next few days. I know the world got a lot more time with him than anybody expected, but it still feels like it was too soon. A bright star has gone out, and all I can do is stare at the empty void where it used to be and despair. I couldn't imagine a world without him, and now that it's here ... I just don't know how to respond.

Thank you for everything, Stephen. Rest in peace.


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When ever I felt that my life was difficult (thanks a lot, Depression), just thinking about what Stephen Hawking went through, and what he was capable of doing, put it into perspective. His work has always been something of interest to me, and I am greatly saddened at his passing. But given his physical condition, he had a good length of time on this earth, and his intellectual legacy will live on for many years to come.

Rest in peace, Dr Hawking. You have earned it, and then some.

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In a thousand years' time, people will still be talking about Hawking Radiation from black holes.  It will be better understood, but it will still carry his name.  Those physicists will probably look back and wonder how in the world he managed to work it out when science was still so limited. 

Rest in peace - you were always going to be ahead of your time, regardless of the one into which you were born.   
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This is so sad to wake up to. A great and wonderful man with a sense of humour and a killer brain.

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Such a huge loss.   :'(

Such a brilliant mind. 

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An amazing man, a wonderful mind, an inspiration, and a great sense of humor. Dr. Hawking; may he rest in peace.

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I ... the world is a poorer place.  :'(

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He was an endless source of knowledge, inspiration, and humor.  This is such a loss to us all.
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This is... tragic. I knew seldom anything about him other than that he was such an inspirational mind. He was a wonderful man to even fight against his paralysis and ailments through any ways he could. Hawking surely was a strong and wise man, both in the worlds of science and of living.

May his spirit and his family find peace in this grievous time.

Phoenixrisen

Such an accomplished and inspirational man may die in the flesh, but he will never truly die. Not when so many people use his work and continue on paths he made possible.

Take your rest now in piece, Mr. Hawking, if anyone has earned it, you have.
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I am by no means an intelligent or well-educated man. Having barely passed high-school, I have always looked at scientific minds with awe and admiration. Something akin to the first monkey that approaches the black monolith in 2001: a space odessey. Not quite understand what is present before it, but knowing that something of absolute importance is before it.

Mr. Hawking made the complex, often difficult scientific area of physics accessible to anyone, even individuals like me. Someone who is able to explain things like black holes and subatomic particles in a manner that *I* can comprehend is truly someone who masters his or her domain.

It's with great sadness that I learned of Mr. Hawking's death today.

I will go and purchase his book to read it. Because the least I can do is put in effort to understand the depth and complexity of this man's scientific expertise.

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Rest in peace to a great advocate for people with disabilities.

Naiah

Always remember to look at the stars <3

Empyrean

Rest in peace, Professor Hawking. And thank you, for everything.

Beguile's Mistress

I've always thought of him a someone who was able to transcend the restraints of mind and body and allow his true nature to show through.  Only a mind that can let go of all that holds us back could accomplish what he has done for mankind.

Rest in peace, Stephen.

Nadir

I met him once, when I was an early teen - in a movie theatre of all places. I don't even remember what the film was, but I remember him.

Rest well, Stephen.

Livrainbows

RIP to a man who showed that no matter what life throws at you, you can always come out on top.

Chewy

What a wonderful genius he was. He was a brilliant mind. It is a sad day. We were so lucky to live a life with a man of his intellect. <3

Amarlo

Another great mind missing from our world. Although you have passed it will be long before you are forgotten. While your brilliance will be among the most recalled, I will always remember your compassion and wonderful sense of humor. Thank  you for your contributions to our lives and planet. Rest in Happiness, Professor Hawking.

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Nico

This is something my mother wrote on one of her blogs today:

"Dear Stephen, all your life you tried to understand the universe and tried to make us understand it. Now your work can truly start to understand it all and each time we look up to the stars, we can try to catch a glimpse of your wisdom and your insight. I cannot tell you to rest in peace because I know you never will rest. Instead, you will strive on, explore and try to unravel mysteries."

He will never be truly gone as long as the universe exists. His spirit will be there.  :'(

CrownedSun

This hit me pretty hard when I first saw this earlier. <.<

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Quote from: Nico on March 14, 2018, 04:04:03 PM
This is something my mother wrote on one of her blogs today:

"Dear Stephen, all your life you tried to understand the universe and tried to make us understand it. Now your work can truly start to understand it all and each time we look up to the stars, we can try to catch a glimpse of your wisdom and your insight. I cannot tell you to rest in peace because I know you never will rest. Instead, you will strive on, explore and try to unravel mysteries."

He will never be truly gone as long as the universe exists. His spirit will be there.  :'(

That is absolutely beautiful, Nic. <3 She is absolutely right, he will live forever, literally speaking. ...and so will all his amazing work.

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Anyone else find it intriguing that Hawking passed away on Einstein's birthday? ;)

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Quote from: Amarlo on March 15, 2018, 07:14:31 AM
Anyone else find it intriguing that Hawking passed away on Einstein's birthday? ;)

I'd more noted that he passed away on Pi Day.  (3/14 in US notation.)

Now I'm intrigued that Einstein was born on Pi Day.
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I have to say that, after so many times it being an internet hoax, I had to check for myself.

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I heard this news on the radio yesterday afternoon (UK time) as I was driving. I had to pull over and stop and cry.

Hawking was a stunning, amazing, beautiful, brilliant, funny and inspiring person. His drive to push on despite all that was placed in his path is the thing I have taken most from his accomplishments. He is only the second physicist to have ever filled the Albert Hall in London to capacity. The first was Albert Einstein in 1933.

I take strength from the certainty that scientific endeavour will stride on and provide humanity with ever greater knowledge and more meaningful benefits. Stephen blazed a spectacular path. Others will widen and lengthen it and in time we will enjoy a wide vista of incredible understanding.

The man and his achievements will never be forgotten.

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 When my dad was diagnosed with ALS, we always looked at Stephen Hawking as a source of comfort. He was An inspiration of sorts.  If he could survive with ALS why not others? There was definitely something special about who he was.

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And now Professor Hawking will change Heaven in the same way that he changed the world. God Speed Professor Hawking!


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When I saw the news on my Facebook feed, I did a double-take. Surely not, I thought. The man seemed impossible to stop. His intellect was incredible.

Then I checked, and it was true. I was deeply touched and saddened by his passing. He had a great sense of humor in the Big Bang Theory. I never forgot seeing him in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, where he played himself. He was just one of those greats you just knew about despite never an actual education about them.

Now he's gone. He's gone to rejoin the stars.

Rest in peace, dear sir.


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There is a lot about Hawking I admired so much; his death leaves a massive intellectual void in his wake. He was one of the more prominent atheists I looked up to for one quote in particular:

“I believe the simplest explanation is, there is no God. No one created the universe and no one directs our fate. This leads me to a profound realization that there probably is no heaven and no afterlife either. We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe and for that, I am extremely grateful.”

Regardless of one's own religious stance, I always felt that this quote was meaningful and important. This quote always reminds me to appreciate the life I have and to make it count. And Hawking made his count, pushed himself well beyond his limits while saddled with crippling setbacks, and still he was a leader, a titan, and in many ways, incredibly wise.

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News, Wednesday, 21st March:

Stephen Hawking's funeral is to be held on Sunday, 1st April in the city of Cambridge where he lived and worked for 50 years.

His ashes are to be interred in Westminster Abbey, London, alongside other great scientists including Sir Isaac Newton (1727) and Sir Charles Darwin (1882).

To me, this is a very fitting resting place for the remains of one of the greatest thinkers of our, or any age.