Stephen Hawking, famous physicist, dies at 76
On Wednesday 14th 2018, Stephen Hawking the renowned physicist died. His family said “he died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday.
"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. [...] 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 forever", said his children Lucy, Robert and Tim.
Hawking was born in January 8th, 1942 in Oxford, England. Before applying for his PhD at Cambridge he earned a place at Oxford University to lecture on natural science in 1959. He was diagnosed with motor neuron disease which left him in a wheelchair and largely unable to speak except through a voice synthesiser over the years, and was given two years to live in 1963
He outlined a theory that black holes emit "Hawking radiation" in 1974. In 1979, he became the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge - a post once held by Sir Isaac Newton- and published his book A Brief History of Time, a book introducing grand-scale science to the general public, in 1988, which has sold more than 10 million copies. In the late 1990s, he was reportedly offered a knighthood, but 10 years later it was revealed he had turned it down over issues with the government's funding for science.
The following video produced by Brady Haran mention some of his peer's opinions about him after his death:
Some of his famous quotes were:
"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 it is there and don't throw it away."
“I have noticed that even people who claim everything is predetermined and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road."
