Scientist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, a spokesman for his family has said.

Professor Hawking's children, Lucy, Robert and Tim said in a statement that he had died at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday.

They said: "We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today.

"He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years.

"His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humour inspired people across the world.

"He once said, 'It would not be much of a universe if it wasn't home to the people you love.'

"We will miss him forever."

They asked for privacy but added their thanks to "everyone who has been by Professor Hawking's side and supported him - throughout his life".

The world famous physicist and cosmologist was the subject of the 2014 film The Theory Of Everything, which starred Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones.

He also performed several cameos in the US comedy series The Big Bang Theory.

Hawking contracted motor neurone disease in 1963 and was given two years to live but he went on to study at Cambridge and became one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Albert Einstein.

He was given more than a dozen honorary degrees and was awarded the CBE in 1982.

Sky

Rip to him

Oh fork!

Just found out about it. Damn! I guess now he knows the truth about what happens (or doesnt happen) after death for sure, lol. He died at the ripe old age of 76 after being given two years to live in the 60s, and was one of the greatest contributors to modern science. RIP!


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RIP.

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rekinomtla:
May he burn in hell. Man was a scumbag who worshiped the devil.

Yes!! Scientist hate God. Athiest Devil warshiper a billion billion billion centuries of torture and more will be his portion. Selah!

Aaronsrod:


Yes!! Scientist hate God. Athiest Devil warshiper a billion billion billion centuries of torture and more will be his portion. Selah!

I think it's incorrect to say scientists hate God, it's atheists who hate God. Many of the greatest scientists were Christians, eg. Galileo, Copernicus, Newton etc.

rekinomtla:


I think it's incorrect to say scientists hate God, it's atheists who hate God. Many of the greatest scientists were Christians, eg. Galileo, Copernicus, Newton etc.

Atheists don't hate God. You can't hate what you don't believe in.

Aaronsrod:


Yes!! Scientist hate God. Athiest Devil warshiper a billion billion billion centuries of torture and more will be his portion. Selah!

God is merciful. Moreover, you have a very limited knowledge about hell.

BluntTheApostle:


Atheists don't hate God. You can't hate what you don't believe in.

Scientific studies has shown otherwise, the hatred of God is present in atheists.

RIP, Stephen Hawking. We just lost one of the greatest minds we have today.

rekinomtla:


Scientific studies has shown otherwise, the hatred of God is present in atheists.

Which useless scientific studies? So that worthless link is what you have decided to trust

rekinomtla:
May he burn in hell. Man was a scumbag who worshiped the devil.

Lol...You may not even live up to the rip age of 76yrs with all your professed love for God. The doctors gave him 2yrs to live; you would have spent those 2 yrs in the church if it were you, but he never gave up on his atheistic views and went on to achieve what you will only read in papers. He lived for decades more than was expected and I am sure you would have called it God's miracle if he was a christian.

rekinomtla:
May he burn in hell. Man was a scumbag who worshiped the devil.

Respect the dead.

So even when he was good and kind, contributed positively to humanity, your God will still throw him inside hell? What a good and just God!

RIP to the great physicist.

BluntTheApostle:


Which useless scientific studies? So that worthless link is what you have decided to trust

I'll trust scientific studies any day over some random forum moniker just stating his opinion.

rekinomtla:


I'll trust scientific studies any day over some random forum moniker just stating his opinion.

But the link does not direct one to an authoritative website. Instead, it takes one to a Nairaland thread filled with selective memes and posts.

I didn't see anything like scientific studies anywhere on it.

MaziOmenuko:

Lol...You may not even live up to the rip age of 76yrs with all your professed love for God. The doctors gave him 2yrs to live; you would have spent those 2 yrs in the church if it were you, but he never gave up on his atheistic views and went on to achieve what you will only read in papers. He lived for decades more than was expected and I am sure you would have called it God's miracle if he was a christian.

Sounds more like a curse than a blessing, being confined in a wheelchair unable to even feed yourself or hear your own voice doesn't sound to pleasing to me.

BluntTheApostle:


But the link does not direct one to an authoritative website. Instead, it takes one to a Nairaland thread filled with selective memes and posts.

I didn't see anything like scientific studies anywhere on it.

The link takes you to my post which cites the studies supporting my claim that atheists subconsciously believe in God.

rekinomtla:
May he burn in hell. Man was a scumbag who worshiped the devil.

Are you the same person as Aaronsrod?

0temSapien:
Are you the same person as Aaronsrod?

You again

rekinomtla:

You again

Why me again? Have we previously had any chat or controversy?

RIP, the champ of theoretical physicist and a great atheist evangelist.... you propagate well man, sleep on bro , those whom you have mentor will surely miss you ......

So sad, just saw the news on TV and decided to see what folks on Nairaland are saying about it.
I really liked this man, so sad .

Whoa.... no way...... wow! This is pretty sad... damn..... I'll miss him! Never really took the time to study him much but wow... this is news surely. RIP sir, your legacy will surely live on!

And please please please let's not derail this thread by arguing about who hates and doesn't hate God, no devel-worshipping bs too... let's just focus on the subject, one of the greatest scientists who has ever graced this earth has died at seventy-six... and as I said although I really didn't take much time to study him I know that he was a pretty genius dude....

And he died on pi day! Shitt......

He was born on the 300th anniversary of Galileo's death and died at the same age as Einstein
It's almost as if Stephen chose this date on purpose...

Edenoscar2:
He was born on the 300th anniversary of Galileo's death and died at the same age as Einstein
It's almost as if Stephen chose this date on purpose...

Hahahaha
I just knew about this fact today.

rekinomtla:


Sounds more like a curse than a blessing, being confined in a wheelchair unable to even feed yourself or hear your own voice doesn't sound to pleasing to me.

And yet here are we all, reading about him and his invention.

CuteMadridista:
Oh fork!

By now him eye don open wide

4kings:
So sad, just saw the news on TV and decided to see what folks on Nairaland are saying about it.
I really liked this man, so sad .

He lived a painful miserable life. That was torture not life.