Professor Stephen Hawking has passed away.

[RandySF]

Link to tweet

[MissB]

1. Incredibly sad.

[eleny]

5. MSNBC just reported the death

[eleny]

3. Just heard that, too.... RIP

[shenmue]

4. Rest in peace

[Wounded Bear]

6. Brian Williams just announced that...nt

[LonePirate]

7. Brilliant is an understatement when describing him. He will be missed.

[madaboutharry]

8. He made the world a better place.

Rest In Peace, Professor.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. More here:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/mar/14/stephen-hawking-professor-dies-aged-76

Sad to hear that - a great genius. He lived much longer than most people do with his condition, but still...

[Frustratedlady]

10. How sad! My condolences to the family and friends. He fought hard. eom

[Doodley]

11. Very sad - in a world that needs voices of reason.

[TygrBright]

12. News coming in from several sources now.

A genuine loss to humanity.

sadly,
Bright

[Stuart G]

13. Rest in peace.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

14. A truly beautiful mind.....

The world is a bit sadder due to the passing of Stephen Hawking as was with John Nash.

[Docreed2003]

15. ...

[FakeNoose]

16. He's in a better place

Rest in peace, Stephen Hawking!

[vercetti2021]

17. Loss to the world

He lived so much longer than he was suppose to. He lived a fulfilling life at least. RIP Mr. Hawking

[Lucinda]

18. ...

[denbot]

19. R.I.P. Mr Hawking

Thank you.

[Demovictory9]

20. ...

[Stinky The Clown]

21. A mind that overcame incredible boundaries to let the intellect will out.

Godspeed and rest freed and able, Good Professor.

[kairos12]

22. I saw him do a presentation at ASU

years ago. Unforgettable. He will be missed.

[AllyCat]

23. .

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

24. ...

[montana_hazeleyes]

25. Rest In Peace .

Amazing man in so many ways.

[ismnotwasm]

26. Damnitt

He had a long life all things considered, but..damn

[oasis]

27. One in a million. He will be missed.

R.I.P. Stephen.

[misanthrope]

28. Damn! Amidst all the notable deaths of the last few years, this one really hit me.

I should expect as much given his age and health history but it doesn't take away from the impact he made on civilization. A great void has opened in the collective intelligence of our species.

[triron]

43. Well said!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

71. And on Pi day! At least that tells us his sense of humor never wavered.

His warnings to the world in his last years are predictions I wish we’d heed.

[sacto95834]

29. The world has lost a great mind

Rest in peace Dr. Hawkins. May his family find comfort and peace at this time.

Gone, but will never be forgotten.

[LakeArenal]

30. Peace, Brother.

[applegrove]

31. Wow. How lucky is the world that he fought ALS for such a long time. Vibes

to his family and friends and fans.

[nolabear]

32. Oh my. What a loss.

Cross easy, man.

[njhoneybadger]

33. RIP Professor Hawking

You fought one hell of a fight

[fantase56]

34. ..........

[SweetieD]

35. His will be remembered for many many years.

[malchickiwick]

36. A light has gone out in the world.

[Hekate]

37. RIP, sir. On a pop-culture note, his death will be noted on The Big Bang...

...as Sheldon has corresponded with him a number of times.

An astonishing mind, will to live, and record of surviving with ALS.

[lindysalsagal]

38. Irreplaceable.

[SonofDonald]

39. I will always be in awe of this man.

Just to wrap your mind around the littlest things he knew is hard for me.

But he made me want to know.

[Beartracks]

72. That is a cool tribute: "He made you want to know."

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[Sinistrous]

40. May he rest in peace.

A unique and towering intellect, and a man of great courage to work through his many afflictions.

[underpants]

41. 🕯

[spanone]

42. ....

[Kablooie]

44. Sad but 76 was a remarkable run.

I saw him in person a couple of years ago at Cal Tech.

He started his talk about black holes by showing a bizarre clip from Disney's The Black Hole with figures in hoods walking around on catwalks. He said we don't know what it's actually like inside a black hole but it's unlikely to be this.

Afterwards a young girl with ALS came by to see him.
I was standing a few feet away.
He replied to her "I'm very glad to meet you." after a wait of about a minute.

A truly remarkable person in so many ways.

[pazzyanne]

45. There is a bright new star in the heavens tonight! RIP

[IluvPitties]

46. The most amazing mind of our time. Rest in peace!

[BigmanPigman]

47. My grandfather died from ALS when I young.

I am leaving money to research when I die. It is a horrible disease for someone to suffer through. Stephen had such strength that was much more internal more than external. Very sad news...

[orleans]

48. very sad

[angrychair]

49. CRUSHED!

Sooooo sad to hear this. What an amazing mind and his legacy will live forever!

We can only hope to be so intelligent, witty and kind as was Dr. Hawking. Truly our world is now a darker, sadder place for his passing.

[Quayblue]

50. Rest in Power Mr. Hawking.

[NoMoreRepugs]

51. Amazing Man... he will be sorely missed.

[Gothmog]

52. So sad

[Duppers]

53. Sad that such a brilliant mind

Sad that such a brilliant mind is now gone.

When my hubs did research in applied physics in Cambridge, he literally ran into Prof. Hawking one day when rounding a corner. He profusely apologized.

[smirkymonkey]

54. Very tragic.

My condolences to his family.

[Hugin]

55. Oh, wow.

Definitely not the news I was expecting to hear tonight. What a life he had, tho.

On to the Stars!

[struggle4progress]

56. Thinking is the best way to travel

[mazzarro]

57. RIP Dr Hawking - n/t

[Rainbow Droid]

58. An amazing human being. A shining example of the best of our human spirit. Bon Voyage, great one.

[CentralMass]

59. What an amazing mind and life force he had to survive so many years with ALS.

Here is a link to an article on how Intel helped improve Stephan Hawkings speech synthesis and computer interface system. They developed something called ACAT, after Assistive Contextually Aware Toolkit)

https://www.wired.com/2015/01/intel-gave-stephen-hawking-voice/

Intel has released the ACAT software online for public use. Encouraging its use, development, and adaptstion to help other people with communication challenges.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3204477/Now-speak-like-Stephen-Hawking-Intel-releases-astrophysicist-s-speech-synthesiser-software-online.html

While not in the same league, lastly, a hackaday project for an online dectalk-speech-synthesis project that use the voice that Hawking used.

https://hackaday.io/project/20635-80speak-online-dectalk-speech-synthesis

[dalton99a]

60. R.I.P. -

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/stephen-hawking-donald-trump-appeals-lowest-common-denominator-n583026

Stephen Hawking: Donald Trump Appeals to ‘Lowest Common Denominator’
by Alastair Jamieson
May 31 2016, 8:03 am ET

LONDON — Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking said Tuesday that the popularity of Donald Trump is beyond even his understanding.

The author of “A Brief History of Time” was asked in an interview whether his knowledge of the universe meant he could explain the presumptive Republican nominee's appeal.

“I can’t,” Hawking replied. “He is a demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator.”

The University of Cambridge professor, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 1963 but went on to become one of the world’s most famous scientists, gave his thoughts on Trump and more in an exclusive interview with NBC News’ U.K. news partner, ITV News.

[BumRushDaShow]

61. R.I.P.

Was listening to M$NBC on SiriusXM when Brian Williams broke in with the news from Agence-France Presse.

He beat all sorts of odds to go 50-some years with his condition but his mind was sharp as a tack.

[DinahMoeHum]

62. On World Pi Day (and the day of Einstein's birth)

Rest in Peace, dear fellow.

[Kurt V.]

63. the first time I read A Brief History of Time

I felt so much smarter.
RIP my friend

[ProfessorGAC]

64. He Lived SO LONG With ALS

Unbelievable really. And amazing. He will be missed.

[VOX]

65. This is a tough one.

It had to happen, of course, but what a loss of that fantastic mind. I'm immensely grateful for the time he had-- his vast body of work enlightened the world, and will continue to do so.

He was a giant.

[Raster]

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[Butterflylady]

67. He will missed.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

68. The universe is now more intelligent...

having absorbed his energy.

[sinkingfeeling]

69. What a loss. R.I.P.

[NeoGreen]

70. Kick with a candle...

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[jimlup]

73. As a fellow atheist

I'm sure that what he wanted was for us to celebrate his life and achievements.

[tclambert]

74. We should save his ashes to someday drop them into a black hole.

I assume that when such an incandescent intellect passes away, it only leaves ashes behind.

[defacto7]

75. Off to continue his journey...

our journey... as the stuff of the stars.

[Snackshack]

76. RIP.

Very saddened to hear this this morning. His contributions to the field of Theoretical Physics are invaluable. To have survived for so long with such a debilitating disease is amazing.

Rest In Peace Professor! You will be missed.

[GetRidOfThem]

77. He did not pass...

...He just entered another space-time dimension...

May he travel well...

[Camaromjr]

78. A Conversation

Our world is a bit smaller with his passing. I hope that freed from the constraints of ALS, I truly hope that Stephen and Albert are having a conversation that may, in some way, benefit us all. The cosmos is welcoming one of their own.

[Silver Gaia]

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[onit2day]

80. In addition t his many accomplishments he taught the world

the meaning of the term "acceptance". A remarkable man. RIP.

[forgotmylogin]

81. I would say "rest in peace"

but I expect about now he'll be running through a field of flowers under the expanse of the Universe, seeing it all.