Door zijn enorme levenslust heeft Hawking ALS, de ziekte waar hij aan leed, maar liefst 55 jaar kunnen overleven, in 1963 gaf men hem na de diagnose nog 2 jaar.
Breaking: Stephen Hawking Has Died at Age 76
Hawking
died Wednesday morning after complications due
to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou
Gehrig's disease.
Hawking
was best known for his work on black holes and the theory of
relativity. He was the author of many books, with the most popular
being A Brief History of Time.
"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."
In
1963, Hawking was given approximately two years to live when he
contracted motor neurone disease. Instead he defied the odds, going
on to study at Cambridge and becoming one of the most well known
theoretical physicists since Einstein.
Stephen
Hawking came into the world exactly 300 years after the death of
Galileo and made his exit on March 14th, also known as Pi
Day.
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