RIP Stephen Hawking

[Raffine]

Famed astrophysicist and surprising pop icon Stephen Hawking has passed at the age of 76.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-hawking-dead-obituary_us_55e9fa97e4b03784e275e7c1

It nothing else, it's remarkable he survived so long with ALS, which is a terrible, usually quick-acting condition.

[Allhallowsday]

Wow.  Thanks for posting that.  I am an admirer.  STEPHEN HAWKING had an amazing life.  Good night, visionary. 

[Svengoolie 3]

Oh no..... 

[316zombie]

rest well,sir. next round, i hope you get to be someone's beloved and terrifically spoiled cat. you deserve at least that. 

[Rev. Powell]

He was an amazing man. Humanity is worse off without him. 

[Olivia Bauer]

That's depressing. I mean, I guess I shouldn't be surprised given his physical state but it's still strange to read that.
This sucks. 

[RCMerchant]

An amazing man. I'm very sad to hear this.

[Svengoolie 3]

I hope he died in England instead of America so no religious nuts can protest at his funeral claiming he's in he'll for being an atheist.

[316zombie]

yes,sven, he died in cambridge, at his home. and i'm with you all the way, the westboro baptist church is the worst shame my state has ever endured.
  thankfully they are rapidly going broke,and members ARE leaving.

[Alex]

Someone I unfriended on fb a while back, but Kristi is still friends with posted a long criticism of Stephen Hawking based on the help he got for dealing with his condition while she's been struggling to get any help. Her condition is at least partially self inflicted and much milder than what he had. It was nice to hear that people have been pulling her up on it and pointing out that it isn't Prof Hawkings fault that she isn't getting the help she thinks she is entitled to.

I salute someone like Hawking who didn't let his disability destroy his ability to enjoy and take part in life and he leaves a legacy that will be remembered for a long time.

[Trevor]

I salute someone like Hawking who didn't let his disability destroy his ability to enjoy and take part in life and he leaves a legacy that will be remembered for a long time.

Agreed: RIP, Prof. Hawking.

I will always remember him in one of the few Star Trek TNG episodes I could stand watching where he played himself alongside Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton.  

Another thing i will always remember him for is his championing of the ice-bucket challenge for ALS: he begged off due to bronchitis he had just gotten over but nominated his kids to do it in his place. 

[Svengoolie 3]

Sadly the ''Hawking is in hell'' memes have already started. 

[indianasmith]

I admired his ability to have fun with life despite his condition.  His guest turns on BIG BANG THEORY always left me chuckling.

[Alex]

Some interesting tributes to the man.

http://www.dailydot.com/unclick/stephen-hawking-twitter-thread/?utm_content=inf_4_2862_2&utm_source=socialedge&utm_medium=link_partner&tse_id=INF_e5034430286311e8b9d75bd203d5435d

[Trevor]

Some interesting tributes to the man.

http://www.dailydot.com/unclick/stephen-hawking-twitter-thread/?utm_content=inf_4_2862_2&utm_source=socialedge&utm_medium=link_partner&tse_id=INF_e5034430286311e8b9d75bd203d5435d

All those people who nearly ran him over