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Do we know what killed him? All of these articles have very little information. Was it the natural progression of ALS or some other kind of disease?
That said, his original prognosis was that he wouldn't reach his 25th birthday, so he hasn't really done too bad.
"The diagnosis of motor neurone disease came when Hawking was 21, in 1963. At the time, doctors gave him a life expectancy of two years.[253][254]"
It must be quite taxing to have been given that diagnosis at such a young age, and then live to a relatively old age. I wonder how that marginally impacted his view on life, work and relationships.
Sad he didn't get the Nobel.
Do we know what killed him? All of these articles have very little information. Was it the natural progression of ALS or some other kind of disease?
At 76, I think it's fair to say he just died. I actually had no idea he was that old. Maybe he looked younger than he was because he had no wrinkles.
Rest in peace.
He was a living triumph. Lived and achieved beyond what his body would allow.
It's a sad loss for science, but he's also now freed from a body he was becoming increasingly locked in, with less and less ability to communicate over time.
His passing is perhaps more humane - I don't know though, humaneness is in the eye of the person living it.
-- Stephen Hawking