Physicist Stephen Hawking dies aged 76

[Aeluron Lightsong]

I woke up to hearing about his death and I'm just sitting here "...Wait what? How?"

[the game]

I woke up to hearing about his death and I'm just sitting here "...Wait what? How?"

You had to have known it was coming. I think most people are surprised he made it as far as he did.

[StayTuned]

Fuck I just heard about it.

This is the worst announcement from all deaths of public figures I've heard in my 30 years. I am so sad right now

[Stop Pretending]

rip. Didn't see this coming.

Huh? Then you're the only one.

[Afrospinach]

Huh? Then you're the only one.

Pretty much. Just a coincidence, I was checking up on his condition last night. Still there? Check. Mostly to see if he had progressed to "locked in" syndrome, which is when you cannot communicate with the outside world at all. Newp, all fine.

This morning:

Doh.

[Kynario]

RIP. Incredible scientist and warrior.

[Mormolyce]

Wow, this really got to me. I was woken up by my SO this morning so I could hear it.

Hawking was the last of the modern scientists I really, really looked up to; and that truly inspired me. He shared that with Sagan and Feynman.
I don't know who to look up to now. It's as if I lost my direction.

Few contributed more to modern science than this man. What a truly beautiful mind he had.

How about Perelman?

Maths rather than physics though.

[ranzino]

it is decided now: Stephen Hawking will find his rest among the kings and queens and very best of britain's long history: Westminster Abbey will take him in.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/...tminster-abbey

you dont have to be religious to be interred there.