The world mourns Stephen Hawking, great astrophysicist and cosmologist

Stephen Hawking, the great astrophysicist and cosmologist who studied black holes and theorigin of the universe, whose life was celebrated in the biographical film"The Theory of Everything," directed by James Marsh and starring Eddie Redmayne, has passed away at the age of 76 at his home in Cambridge.

Suffering from ALS since he was in his early 20s, Stephen Hawking has been a veritable landmark in physics,astrophysics, mathematics and cosmology. A great protagonist of culture and science who has flown away.

Strange coincidence has it that he died on this very day, March 14, the day on which we celebrate pi (3.14); he was also born on January 8, 1942, a date that highlights some sort of connection with Galileo Galilei, who died on January 8, 1642.

The passing was announced by his sons, “We are deeply saddened by the death today of our beloved father. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man. His works will live on for many years after his passing. His courage and perseverance, along with his brilliance and humor, inspired people all over the world.”

Image: Stephen Hawking with his daughter Lucy on the 50th anniversary of NASA (2008)

The world mourns Stephen Hawking, great astrophysicist and cosmologist

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