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Great-Kazoo
03-13-2018, 22:33
https://www.yahoo.com/news/stephen-hawking-dead-famed-scientist-035055007.html

Iconic Physicist Stephen Hawking Dies At 76





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Stephen Hawking died Wednesday after complications due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive neurodegenerative disease. He was 76.
In 1963, when he was just 21 years old, Hawking was famously diagnosed with the debilitating motor neuron disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Though 80 percent of those with ALS die within five years of diagnosis, and Hawking’s own doctors gave him roughly two years to live (http://www.hawking.org.uk/), he survived for decades, perhaps longer than any other patient with the disease in medical history (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/02/24/how-stephen-hawking-survived-longer-than-possibly-any-other-als-patient/).
theGinsue
03-13-2018, 22:43
ETA: GK beat me to the punch, but I merged his thread and mine.

Hawking's family has confirmed that he died today at his home in Cambridge. Hawking was 76 years old which is almost miraculous since he was diagnosed with ALS when he was just 21. Doctors at the time gave him a life expectancy of only 2 years, but he had a slowly progressive version of the disease.

Hawking was a genius mathematician and probably best known for his work in theoretical physics. While his disease dibilitated his body, his mind seemed to grow stronger. One can only imagine the things he could have shown us had he had full functionality of both his mind and body.

Many believe that Hawking was nearing the verge of some amazing discoveries that could have significantly changed how we see our world and the universe. His contributions to science will be missed.
TheGrey
03-13-2018, 22:47
:(

The world is diminished for his passing. We were so fortunate to have him as long as we did!
pickenup
03-13-2018, 23:01
He beat the odds for a LONG time.
R.I.P. Stephen.
GilpinGuy
03-14-2018, 00:21
Oh damn. He was an amazing man. RIP
MrPrena
03-14-2018, 01:58
Brief history of time is why I got into physics. RIP.
jamesm7485
03-14-2018, 05:58
A significant loss for mankind ;(
kpp80202
03-14-2018, 06:11
The world has lost an amazing mind. Rest in peace.
BladesNBarrels
03-14-2018, 09:08
The world has lost an amazing mind. Rest in peace.

and, he maintained a sense of humor.
"May you keep flying like superman in microgravity."
Ah Pook
03-14-2018, 10:45
RIP to an icreadable mind.

ALS patients don’t usually last more than 2-5 years.
O2HeN2
03-14-2018, 10:50
and, he maintained a sense of humor.
Not to mention his appearences on ST:TNG and The Big Bang Theory.

O2
wctriumph
03-14-2018, 11:58
RIP and God speed.
davsel
03-14-2018, 14:17
Famous for coming up with new theories of the universe, and even refuting his own previous theories.
I don't get it.
Would be interesting to be there when he meets his Maker though.
Squeeze
03-14-2018, 14:26
Famous for coming up with new theories of the universe, and even refuting his own previous theories.
I don't get it.
Would be interesting to be there when he meets his Maker though.

From my understanding, Mr. Hawking was an admitted atheist.
davsel
03-14-2018, 14:28
From my understanding, Mr. Hawking was an admitted atheist.

Zactly!
kidicarus13
03-14-2018, 14:43
Welcome Mr. Hawking. You were seen as a very wise man on earth...
davsel
03-14-2018, 15:09
Welcome Mr. Hawking. You were seen as a very wise man on earth...

... too bad you denied Me and taught as many others as you could to also deny Me. You have earned a special place in the Hell you did not believe exists.
Bailey Guns
03-14-2018, 15:58
Didn't he recently say the earth was doomed within the next 100 years? That we needed to colonize Mars or the moon or something because of global warming?

He understood things I never will. But he was out there on a few things, too.
Gman
03-14-2018, 16:03
He lived in the theoretical.
Jer
03-14-2018, 16:12
Rip. I'd say there will never be another but I'm sure he would be the first one to correct me stating that the mathematics proves otherwise given an infinite amount of time.
BushMasterBoy
03-14-2018, 16:18
I wrote him a letter. I got a reply from his assistants, basically saying he was too busy. He did say, not to send any signals to extraterrestrial civilizations. We would be doomed if it wasn't for the Arecibo message. I really like Cambridge, very nice area. I would love to retire in that area of the world. Farewell Mr Hawking.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message
CoGirl303
03-14-2018, 16:54
reat in peace Stephen. The world lost a brilliant mind.


Didn't he recently say the earth was doomed within the next 100 years? That we needed to colonize Mars or the moon or something because of global warming?

He understood things I never will. But he was out there on a few things, too.

https://futurism.com/stephen-hawking-humanity-only-has-100-years-left-on-earth-before-doomsday/


Not sure he took into account that continued human existence is not indefinite.


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Jeffrey Lebowski
03-15-2018, 06:25
... too bad you denied Me and taught as many others as you could to also deny Me. You have earned a special place in the Hell you did not believe exists.

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colorider
03-15-2018, 08:54
... too bad you denied Me and taught as many others as you could to also deny Me. You have earned a special place in the Hell you did not believe exists.

He did say that god and heaven are imaginary and for people that are afraid of the dark. . I was never a fan of Hawking. Never will be. Just my personal opinion.
Gman
03-15-2018, 09:00
Anyone believing in the Big Bang has to do so by faith, since the math simply doesn't work.

...but let's just ignore that.
Jeffrey Lebowski
03-15-2018, 09:14
He did say that god and heaven are imaginary and for people that are afraid of the dark. . I was never a fan of Hawking. Never will be. Just my personal opinion.


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CHA-LEE
03-15-2018, 10:57
I always wondered if ALS enabled Hawking to understand things better than others simply because all he could do effectively was think. When your body fails you and all you can do all day is think about solving mathematical problems it's not too much of a surprise that he could figure crap out that other people couldn't. Everyone else is burdened by having to deal with everything else in their normal daily lives.
Irving
03-15-2018, 11:09
Possible, but he was like that before he was diagnosed.
davsel
03-15-2018, 11:16
Mental masturbation.