Stephen Hawking passed away today

[Warhound]

http://abcnews.go.com/International/award-winning-scientist-stephen-hawking-dies-76/story?id=53729818

Sad news, shame that the world lost him.

 

[Hawki]

God damn it!

 

[Saelune]

Cause the world wasnt dumb enough, a legit genius is now dead.

 

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

On the plus side, for a dude who was originally told he'd die before he turned thirty, 76 years spent mostly progressing the world's knowledge of time and space is a damn fine showing

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

On the plus side, for a dude who was originally told he'd die before he turned thirty, 76 years spent mostly progressing the world's knowledge of time and space is a damn fine showing

Indeed. The man himself may have passed, but his contributions have shaped and advanced his scientific field for many years, and will most likely continue to do so for many years to come.

 

[the December King]

A truly sad day, but what a life to have lived...

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

Such sad news to wake up to. The guy was an absolute visionary.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

The war against ignorance has lost a valuable general.

 

[bastardofmelbourne]

Anyone determined enough to write a book using his God damn cheek muscles is a fucking hero as far as I'm concerned.

 

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

This was tragic to hear about. The world has lost a brilliant scientific mind.

 

[fix-the-spade]

Are they sure? Has anyone tried turning him off and on again? What about discussing astrology within his earshot?
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Jim Bowen, Ken Dodd andStephen Hawking all in the same week, this is obviously the week that hates elderly legends.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

And the world is dumber for it. This is truly a shame.

 

[Satinavian]

On the plus side, for a dude who was originally told he'd die before he turned thirty, 76 years spent mostly progressing the world's knowledge of time and space is a damn fine showing

Indeed. The man himself may have passed, but his contributions have shaped and advanced his scientific field for many years, and will most likely continue to do so for many years to come.

I would not overestimate his contribution.

He was a good scientists with some important discoveries but he was not some spectacular genius. Just one of many many other good scientists.
The ways he differed from them was that he achieved what he did despite his sickness which is impressive. And that he was also a celebrity who engaged a lot with people outside the scientific community and wrote some books for the general public.

 

[dscross]

On the plus side, for a dude who was originally told he'd die before he turned thirty, 76 years spent mostly progressing the world's knowledge of time and space is a damn fine showing

Indeed. The man himself may have passed, but his contributions have shaped and advanced his scientific field for many years, and will most likely continue to do so for many years to come.

I would not overestimate his contribution.

He was a good scientists with some important discoveries but he was not some spectacular genius. Just one of many many other good scientists.
The ways he differed from them was that he achieved what he did despite his sickness which is impressive. And that he was also a celebrity who engaged a lot with people outside the scientific community and wrote some books for the general public.

I thought his achievements were pretty massive. Did he not demonstrate that Einstein's general theory of relativity implies space and time would have a beginning in the Big Bang and an end in black holes. Thats pretty revolutionary for physics isn't it?

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

I would not overestimate his contribution.

He was a good scientists with some important discoveries but he was not some spectacular genius. Just one of many many other good scientists.
The ways he differed from them was that he achieved what he did despite his sickness which is impressive. And that he was also a celebrity who engaged a lot with people outside the scientific community and wrote some books for the general public.

I'm not overestimating him. His contribution to his field is a significant one. His work has advanced science and will likely be taught and used in further research, today and in the future. That there are many others who have also done so doesn't change that.

 

[Thaluikhain]

I would not overestimate his contribution.

He was a good scientists with some important discoveries but he was not some spectacular genius. Just one of many many other good scientists.
The ways he differed from them was that he achieved what he did despite his sickness which is impressive. And that he was also a celebrity who engaged a lot with people outside the scientific community and wrote some books for the general public.

Second that, people talk about him like the second coming of Einstein. There's plenty of room for someone to be a good scientist without reaching that level. By comparison, the Beatles were a massively influential band, but not actually bigger than Jesus.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Well that's depressing news. God rest, good sir, may you be able to walk freely in the afterlife...

 

[Arnoxthe1]

This is bad news but people, this isn't a tragedy. There can and will be other geniuses.

In fact, I know of one kid who utterly REVOLUTIONIZED nuclear energy but nobody wants to talk about him.

 

[BrawlMan]

This is bad news but people, this isn't a tragedy. There can and will be other geniuses.

In fact, I know of one kid who utterly REVOLUTIONIZED nuclear energy but nobody wants to talk about him.

I am willing to listen. I never heard about this kid.

Rest in peace Stephen Hawking. I may not know a lot about you, but I know you did a lot for the scientific community. And it's clear he lived a long and successful life.

 

[Arnoxthe1]

I am willing to listen. I never heard about this kid.

Here ya' go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Wilson

This kid's awesome.