I just saw on FB that
Stephen Hawking has just passed away. No details as of yet but he did suffer
from a form of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) for
most of his adult life. My first exposure to him from growing up in a small
town in central Alberta was his guest appearance on the season six finale of
Star Trek The Next Generation. After that I learned more about him and became
an admirer of his work in theoretical physics. I’ve watched both the film ‘The Theory of
Everything’ with Eddie Redmayne playing him and the TV movie ‘Hawking’ with
Benedict Cumberbatch playing him. I liked the TV film more but both are great
to watch and definitely give you a perspective on the man other than what we
have seen in the media.
Rest in peace Professor Hawking.
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