Stephen Hawking's death

by **Bombadil** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:56 pm

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“I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark,” he said.

He spoke also of death, an eventuality that sat on a more distant horizon than doctors thought. “I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first,” he said.

I read his book, can't say I could properly grasp it but it's clearly a major work. Do we have a Physics thread, if people can somewhat nutshell his contributions I'd be happy to see. Ultimately I think he was a pretty good ambassador for science in general as well as the ability to overcome severe constraints in life.

What thinkest ye?

by **United Massachusetts** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:56 pm

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43396008

BBC wrote:Physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, a spokesman for his family has said.

The Guardian wrote:Stephen Hawking, the brightest star in the firmament of science, whose insights shaped modern cosmology and inspired global audiences in the millions, has died aged 76.

How does NSG feel right now about this? I'm deeply saddened, and I think most are by this news. Hawking changed physics forever, himself revolutionary in the fields of quantum mechanics and cosmology (particularly black holes)

by **Lord Dominator** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:58 pm

I was just making a thread myself.
Found this gem regarding him from The Guardian:

Stephen Hawking, the brightest star in the firmament of science, whose insights shaped modern cosmology and inspired global audiences in the millions, has died aged 76.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/201 ... es-aged-76

by **Western Vale Confederacy** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:59 pm

Let's hope that wherever he went isn't just pitch black.

by **Albrenia** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 8:59 pm

Well damn. He had personal flaws but he advanced humanity more than most can hope to.

R.I.P

by **Fartsniffage** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:00 pm

Not sure what to say.

Fuck.....

by **LimpBizkit** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:01 pm

It's amazing he lived so long. rip.

by **Farnhamia** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:01 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:Not sure what to say.

Fuck.....

Pretty much this.

by **Senkaku** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:01 pm

Well that sucks.

I suppose we ought to be glad he lived as long as he did.

by **Western Vale Confederacy** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:02 pm

Let's hope he didn't just go to a pitch black void of nothingness like he always said concerning the afterlife.

by **Lord Dominator** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:03 pm

Personal reaction now:

by **MERIZoC** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:03 pm

Damn, and he looked so healthy.

Jokes aside, RIP. He was a good man.

by **The South Falls** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:04 pm

I feel like This is on the level of Einstein's death. He left a black hole in history, Hawking radiating through time.

Shoot me...

by **Petrasylvania** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:04 pm

The death of intelligence. There's a social commentary.

by **Albrenia** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:05 pm

Pretty good achievement to get a standard human lifespan with all the health problems he had. He was one tough cookie as well as being a genius.

by **Orostan** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:05 pm

This is terrible. Stephen Hawking was a man i greatly respected, and still do.

He's a space man now.

by **Albrenia** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:06 pm

Eternal Lotharia wrote:
The South Falls wrote:I feel like This is on the level of Einstein's death. He left a black hole in history, Hawking radiating through time.

Shoot me...

I like how a massively influential scientist is being honored with bad puns.

He appeared in The Simpsons and Futurama, so I think he'd approve.

by **Zanera** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:06 pm

Well at least he lived into his late 70s.

by **The South Falls** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:07 pm

Eternal Lotharia wrote:
The South Falls wrote:I feel like This is on the level of Einstein's death. He left a black hole in history, Hawking radiating through time.

Shoot me...

I like how a massively influential scientist is being honored with bad puns.

Bad puns. The sadness language of NS.

Orostan wrote:This is terrible. Stephen Hawking was a man i greatly respected, and still do.

He's a space man now.

These kinds of people are one in a million, and they need to happen more.

by **Riysa** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:08 pm

Rest in peace. Don't particularly think he deserves most of the praise he's gotten, but its bad manners to speak ill of the dead, so I won't say anything more now.

by **Lord Dominator** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:10 pm

Despite my confusion of where it came from, I think the new OP fits the mood better

by **Vivida Vis Animi** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:11 pm

It was so surreal to see the headlines. I had just searched him on wikipedia over break out of boredom and now he's gone. I wish I could be just half the man he was.

by **Vespertania** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:11 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:Not sure what to say.

Fuck.....

Let's reincarnate him.

He deserves a second lifetime more than most of us. Whatever form it takes.

by **Tolko Temnota** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:11 pm

The South Falls wrote:I feel like This is on the level of Einstein's death. He left a black hole in history, Hawking radiating through time.

Shoot me...

Coincidentally, actually the opposite. Today is Einstein’s birthday.

by **Farnhamia** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:12 pm

Lord Dominator wrote:Despite my confusion of where it came from, I think the new OP fits the mood better

As you can see from the time stamps, both Bombadil and United Mass started threads at the same time. I merged them and the system put Bombadil's at the top.

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