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RIP Stephen Hawking

Very sad but he did incredibly well to live the life he did, a life to celebrate as much as mourn and an inspiration to us all

https://www.theguardian.com/science/...r-dies-aged-76

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A true genius and inspiration in every sense of the word..

RIP Stephen

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We have lost a great mind today and an incredible scientist. RIP Stephen Hawking

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He lives on forever in the legacy he leaves..RIP.

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Sincere condolences to all his family and friends

RIP Stephen

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He will be missed, but he leaves an enormous legacy.

RIP

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Very sad, when i was younger i used to see him in Cambridge often, i once stood next to him in Rumbelows when he was buying a hifi, RIP.

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Born on the 300 th anniversary of the death of Galilo and died today on the anniversary of Einstiens birth . RIP great man :(

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What a sad day. RIP Steven may you now always be amongst the Stars.

"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."

Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018)

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R.I.P. but I've never really understood the so-called 'inspiration' and 'legacy' of these astral daydreamers.

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35940583)

We have lost a great mind today and an incredible scientist. RIP Stephen Hawking

Our part of the galaxy is a tiny bit thicker than we were yesterday

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Originally Posted by Kursk (Post 35940674)

R.I.P. but I've never really understood the so-called 'inspiration' and 'legacy' of these astral daydreamers.

His inspiration for me came from being given two years to live in 1963 and managing to get through another 55 years as his body failed more and more throughout whilst still achieving a lot

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Who will challenge Jeremy Hunt now ? :(
tbf it was a very unequal contest.

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A genius, a gentleman with wit and humour ... May your kind of heaven by great to you...

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He had a wicked sense of humour, and wasn't afraid to take the Mick out of himself.

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One of the most intelligent people ever to have graced this planet.

RIP.

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Noticed this on the end of this weeks new Simpsons.

https://www.cableforum.info/board/at...ttachmentid=25

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I'll always remember him most fondly from his appearance on ST: TNG (Descent part 1, the last ep of season 6):

HAWKING: But then I said, "In that frame of reference, the perihelion of Mercury would have precessed in the opposite direction".
EINSTEIN: (laughing) That is a great story!
DATA: Quite amusing, Doctor Hawking. You see, Sir Isaac, the joke depends on an understanding of the relativistic curvature of space-time. If two non-inertial reference frames are in relative motion -
NEWTON: Do not patronise me, sir. I invented physics. The day that apple fell on my head was the most momentous day in the history of science.
HAWKING: Not the apple story again.
DATA: That story is generally considered to be apocryphal.
NEWTON: What? How dare you!
EINSTEIN: Perhaps we should return to the game. Let's see, where were we? Yes, you raised Mister Data four, which means that the bet is, er, seven to me?
NEWTON: The bet is ten! Can't you do simple arithmetic? I don't even know why I'm here in the first place. What is the point of playing this ridiculous game?
DATA: When I play poker with my shipmates, it often appears to be a useful forum for exploring the different facets of humanity. I was curious to see how three of history's greatest minds would interact in this setting. So far, it has proved most illuminating.
EINSTEIN: And profitable.
NEWTON: Can we get this over with, please? It's your bet.
HAWKING: I raise fifty.
NEWTON: Blast! I fold.
DATA: I fold as well.
EINSTEIN: The uncertainty principle will not help you now, Stephen. All the quantum fluctuations in the universe will not change the cards in your hand. I call. You are bluffing and you will lose.
HAWKING: Wrong again, Albert.
(Hawking has four sevens and a king)

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Originally Posted by Anonymouse (Post 35941770)

(Hawking has four sevens and a king)

An hypothesis proven or not only when we know what Albert had. ;)

Comedian: You said there could be an infinite number of parallel universes; does this mean there is a universe out there in which I am smarter than you?
Hawking: Yes, and also a universe where you're funny.