FILE – In this March 30, 2015 file photo, Professor Stephen Hawking arrives for the Interstellar Live show at the Royal Albert Hall in central London. Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, has died, a family spokesman said early Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
A spokesman for the Hawking family announced the news in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking is assisted off the tarmac at the Kennedy Space Center by his caregiver, Monica Guy, as he is applauded by members of the flight crew after completing a zero-gravity flight, Thursday, April 26, 2007, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Free of his wheelchair and tethered only to heart rate and blood pressure monitors, Hawking on Thursday fulfilled a dream of floating weightless on a zero-gravity jet, a step he hopes leads to further space adventures. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)
Many fans and celebrities expressed their condolences and thanks for the gift of such a brilliant mind – one that changed the way humans relate to the cosmos and the world around them forever.
Remembering Stephen Hawking, a renowned physicist and ambassador of science. His theories unlocked a universe of possibilities that we & the world are exploring. May you keep flying like superman in microgravity, as you said to astronauts on @Space_Station in 2014 pic.twitter.com/FeR4fd2zZ5
— NASA (@NASA) March 14, 2018
I’ll miss you stephen hawking pic.twitter.com/7YemlvGyeA
— Ricky Berwick (@rickyberwick) March 14, 2018
Time to rewatch Errol Morris' stunning documentary film on Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time, with music from Philip Glass. Deeply moving. https://t.co/eR9gDZfHu7 pic.twitter.com/3YEXptkqDF
— Michael Shermer (@michaelshermer) March 14, 2018
I rarely cry at the death of people I don’t know personally, but the announcement of the passing of Stephen Hawking just brought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful genius this earth has lost.
— Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) March 14, 2018
I just heard about Stephen Hawking's passing. He was both a genius and my favorite Simpsons character. We'll miss you, buddy.
— Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) March 14, 2018
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His passing has left an intellectual vacuum in his wake. But it's not empty. Think of it as a kind of vacuum energy permeating the fabric of spacetime that defies measure. Stephen Hawking, RIP 1942-2018. pic.twitter.com/nAanMySqkt
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 14, 2018
Hawking’s life was the subject of the Oscar-winning film “The Theory of Everything”. He was a best-selling author. Hawking was diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 1962. He is survived by his wife, Lucy, and two sons, Tim and Robert.
“Here are the most important pieces of advice that I’ve passed on to my children. One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember is it rare and don’t throw it away.”
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