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Stephen Hawking Theoretical physicist passed away

Mar 14, 2018 8:42AM PDT

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Sad news.
Mar 14, 2018 12:03PM PDT

But amazing how long he lasted compared to the old days.

Pinned for respect.

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The first article I read said
Mar 14, 2018 4:49PM PDT

he had a rare, longer-life kind. I'm also 76, in decent health. No one wants to die, but he did have his innings.

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Sad news indeed....
Mar 14, 2018 1:52PM PDT

2 days ago I was talking with someone and his name came up...I asked how old he was.....

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Indeed.
Mar 14, 2018 2:10PM PDT

The man refused to give up. Eddie Redmayne played him well in the film "the theory of everything".
Dafydd.

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Now he knows the last principle of Time
Mar 14, 2018 4:38PM PDT

It runs out.

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For us, anyway. Feynman also knew,
Mar 14, 2018 4:51PM PDT

from his physics. Didn't care, he said. A "one with cosmos" believer.

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"Pinned". hey, why not?
Mar 14, 2018 4:54PM PDT

Now it will be there ... for all time. Happy
Reuters has a lengthy bio, which they call "... a brief history" of him. Good ol' Brits.

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Subtle
May 14, 2018 8:21PM PDT

Charming and personal little play with words, good to hear. Even while i am a little bit disgusted about myself, regarding how much more i am interested into buying the bio of an interesting human after he/she died.

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O So Sad This a great man
Jun 1, 2018 1:10PM PDT

Post was last edited on June 1, 2018 1:23 PM PDT

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This is a Really sad news
Jun 5, 2018 12:04PM PDT

He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, his family said.