Great Men and Women

[jo]

Sad news about the passing of the celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking.

He was very generous sharing his genius intellect and his very admirable show of grit and determination!

www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43398187


Maybe this thread need not be simply obituaries but a page from which we can share the lives and accomplishments of great members of humankind? Great men and women of our times!

[jo]

[njr]

Stephen Hawking died on the day Albert Einstein was born (and they were both 76 when they died) which coincidentally is also Pi Day (3.14) Cue Twilight Zone music!

www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/03/14/hawkings-death-einsteins-birth-and-pi-day-what-does-all-mean/423342002/

Nancy

[mamaleh]

Most people are unaware of the fact that although Hawking may have been one of the world's most brilliant physicists, he canceled his participation at a science conference in Israel and even aligned himself with those who boycott the Jewish state. In the end, I lost all respect for him. A shame.

Ellen