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Thread: Thank you , Mr. Hawking .
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15th March 2018, 14:23 #1
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Thank you , Mr. Hawking .
A titan of science , Stephen Hawking , has left us on Albert Einstein's birthday .
It's a great loss for our earth , to not have such an inspirational character , in terms of his field but also in terms of the debilitating disease he faced with dignity and grit for thirty or so years .
He was a great man who touched many personally , and vast numbers often , with his sense of humour infused in his teaching and inspiration .
He was a cultural icon , opening the paralympics , and appearing on the Simpsons and the Big Bang Theory .
He had a big head but never had a big head about it , and that , of all his attributes , is what I respect most .
I just want to say thanks to a great man .
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17th March 2018, 17:36 #2
I had no idea that he was 76. I guess I never thought about it, as he seemed rather ageless.
But R.I.P.."Every generation's memory is exactly as long as its own experience." --John Kenneth Galbraith
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18th March 2018, 22:48 #3
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He really defied all medical & believable forecasts about the length of his life and boy did he use those unexpected years. He had a way of inspiring people to get interested in science.
A giant of modern life and science.I still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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