That guy was wizard level smart when it comes to understanding stuff. :brainiac: RIP.
Really unfortunate. His knowledge will be missed.
We must remember that his biggest fear was Artificial Intelligence.
Sad day for sure.....
Was very sorry to hear of his passing. One of my good friends Mother's died from Lou Garrigs disease. It killed her in a matter of months, how he fought it for as long as he did I'll never know.
A great loss.
Prayers to his family! Truly he had a challenging life and faced many difficulties! :worship:
This has actually hit me kind of hard. I love looking up at the stars and researching how the universe works. I just wish I was smart enough to understand more of it.
R.I.P. Mr. Hawking.
A great scientific mind lost. :andyangel:
Besides being outspoken against A.I. he also was outspoken against us beaming messages
as to who and where we are across the universe.
RIP!!!
RIP :andyangel:
Not only one of the brightest minds of our times but the fortitude to live 51 years after being diagnosed with ALS says volumes about him.
I'm sure he would want us to continue to look to the stars.
Brave and Brilliant Man who contributed to world knowledge in a powerful way, while he strongly overcame the disability of ALS. He was always :thinking: :thinking:
Rest In Peace!
An amazing mind lost. I'm with him on the AI issue. Still trying to get through "A Brief Histery of Time" very interesting read. I had heard a few yeats ago he had been undergoing some kind of experimental treatments for quite some time.
As the O.P of this thread I also would like to add gratitude and a personal moment of silence in his honor.
RIP Stephen.
I love to run into shows about the Universe type stuff and it is truly amazing the breakthroughs he accomplished.
His Wikipedia is almost a book in itself if you went to every footnote.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking
Died on pie day too.....weird... :thinking:
A footnote to add:
I spoke to one of the caretakers today that works for the archived files for the Computer History Museum in San Jose.
Apparently, Stephen Hawkins computerized wheelchair is being highly sought after now in the near future.
His wheelchair was developed so that communication was possible with Stephen.
At first it was done with his hand. Then later, they modified it so he can speak using movement of his cheek muscle.
This technology created for him enabled to help others with debilitating conditions.
The debate now will likely end up in court: San Jose Computer History Museum vs. Cambridge.
Always enjoyed hearing what he had to say and trying to understand it.
Thinking about space/time/light always twists my mind.
RIP Mr. Hawking
Amazing he lived as long as he did !!
I wonder if he would have used his mind nearly as much if he had not been so disabilitated :notsure: