....the world's IQ dropped a few points......his brilliance was as unique and razor sharp as his spirt was insurmountable.....
RIP Stephen Hawking
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His thoughts and courage live on. Thank you, Professor Hawking, for making such a difference. You will be missed so much.....the world's IQ dropped a few points......his brilliance was as unique and razor sharp as his spirt was insurmountable.....
And now, for him, there are other worlds than these.....the world's IQ dropped a few points......his brilliance was as unique and razor sharp as his spirt was insurmountable.....
May you be at peace, Stephen Hawking. You had an amazing mind and a spirit unsurpassed. I hope that wherever you now are that you are joyfully running!
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He had an uncanny ability to explain complex things in ways average people could understand, such as how time travel is possible in theory (sadly, only forwards). He had a show called Stephen hawkings universe where he explained many things about how the universe works. It blended his synthetic voice with the voice of an actor so it would sound less monotone and therefore people would be less likely to lose interest.
TV stations in the UK changed some of their scheduled programming to show films and documentaries about him. In the one I watched earlier he told a joke: What is a black hole?
It made me laugh more than I feel it should.
This is very sad news.
TV stations in the UK changed some of their scheduled programming to show films and documentaries about him. In the one I watched earlier he told a joke: What is a black hole?
something you get in black socks
This is very sad news.
RIP to one of the most brilliant minds in human history. His knowledge and theories will hopefully pave the way for future human exploration of time and space.
Several years ago Professor Hawking spoke here in Seattle at the Seattle Center. The talk was sponsored by hubby's TV station so we got free tickets. Our seats were great and I sat right by the microphone where questions would be taken later. I know the exact date - Oct. 24, 1994 - because there was news about Andrew Wiles solving Fermat's Last Theorem, something I only knew about marginally.
I spent the time leading up to the talk vacillating about asking Prof. Hawking about this. So when question time came, with the mic right next to me... I chickened out. Someone else took his place before the mic and identified himself as an oneironaut then asked whether Prof. Hawking ever had lucid dreams (yes, it is odd). It took him a few minutes to write his answer for the voice module. He told the person that while he had dreamed he was Julius Caesar but "I do not think it held any particular significance." That got a laugh.
We got to go backstage afterwards but, though we were within 6 feet of him, did not get to meet him. It was his dinner time. We were grateful just for that.
Stephen Hawking was brilliant and witty and one of the greatest scientists the world has ever known. He gave us so much. Thank you, Professor Hawking. Blessed Be.
I spent the time leading up to the talk vacillating about asking Prof. Hawking about this. So when question time came, with the mic right next to me... I chickened out. Someone else took his place before the mic and identified himself as an oneironaut then asked whether Prof. Hawking ever had lucid dreams (yes, it is odd). It took him a few minutes to write his answer for the voice module. He told the person that while he had dreamed he was Julius Caesar but "I do not think it held any particular significance." That got a laugh.
We got to go backstage afterwards but, though we were within 6 feet of him, did not get to meet him. It was his dinner time. We were grateful just for that.
Stephen Hawking was brilliant and witty and one of the greatest scientists the world has ever known. He gave us so much. Thank you, Professor Hawking. Blessed Be.
A light's gone out in the world, I feel terrible. A man who found a way to live, breathe, and laugh in what was largely a useless body. And found a way to think. Certainly to think. I wonder where history will place him?
He'll be missed. Few scientist's make science interesting to the layperson. I remember Carl Sagan and before him Jacob Bronowski and people like David Attenborough and others. The doctors told him when he got diagnosed with his condition that he'd only had two years to live so he proved them wrong.
Forever a favorite Stephen Hawking moment. Playing poker with Data, Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton.
Brent Spiner remembers the episode, and seeing Stephen again about a year later.
As genius as he was, the man had an amazing sense of humor.
Brent Spiner remembers the episode, and seeing Stephen again about a year later.
As genius as he was, the man had an amazing sense of humor.
The only physicist that ever made me feel that i understood advanced physic. I ve read and liked both his books. He will be missed, both by Sheldon and the more normal humans on our planet. RIP Stephen Hawking!!
