Een
groot man, met een ongekend denkvermogen is overleden. Vanmorgen vroeg overleed Stephen
Hawking in zijn woonplaats Cambridge op de leeftijd van 76 jaar.
Door zijn enorme levenslust heeft Hawking ALS, de ziekte waar hij aan leed, maar liefst 55 jaar kunnen
overleven, in 1963 gaf men hem na de diagnose nog 2 jaar.
Breaking:
Stephen Hawking Has Died at Age 76
According
to a family spokesperson, Stephen Hawking has died at
the age of 76.
Hawking
died Wednesday morning after complications due
to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou
Gehrig’s disease.
Hawking
was best known for his work on black holes and the theory of
relativity. He was the author of many books, with the most popular
being A Brief History of Time.
His
three children released a statement acknowledging
their father’s death:
“We
are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was
a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will
live on for many years. His courage and persistence with his
brilliance and humour inspired people across the world. He once said,
‘It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people
you love.’ We will miss him forever.”
In
1963, Hawking was given approximately two years to live when he
contracted motor neurone disease. Instead he defied the odds, going
on to study at Cambridge and becoming one of the most well known
theoretical physicists since Einstein.
The
physicist’s Wikipedia page
has been updated to reflect his passing.
Stephen
Hawking came into the world exactly 300 years after the death of
Galileo and made his exit on March 14th, also known as Pi
Day.
Zie ook:
Nou, wat denkt u???