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>> he's also now freed from a body he was becoming increasingly locked in, with less and less ability to communicate over time. Well, now he lost any kind of ability to communicate.
Well, two-way communication, sure. But his words and ideas will continue to be communicated for a very long time. He is one of the very rare human beings whose names will never be forgotten.
Is it possible to get a "black bar" on HN to honor this god of physics, who contributed so much to the literature and inspired many people, including myself?
The world will miss you, Stephen. I'm going to rewatch Hawking tonight ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395571/ ).
“What do Sheldon Cooper and a black hole have in common?” Hawking asked the fictional Caltech physicist whose IQ comfortably outstrips his social skills. After a pause, the answer came: “They both suck.” Stephen's sense of humor has always cracked me up.
I, for one, will always remember him for his feature on the hit single "Satisfaction". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wmzxxN0m3k
he also did some recording for the pink floyd for the division bell album and that was later reused in their final album.
his voice is in talkin' hawkin' from endless river and keep talking from the division bell.
Stephen Hawking was very special to me. He's a large part of why I chose a life in science in general and physics in particular. I'm just one of many, but he unmistakably and uniquely affected my life for the better. Growing up, I read Brief History of Time and Universe In A Nutshell dozens of times each. I relished the jokes I got, and I won't forget him. I also weep for him, knowing he never got the Nobel prize he…
Two things forever stick out in my memory.
#1 - That he told jokes during his lecture. To be wheelchair bound, facing a degenerative condition... and still have humor. Inspiring.
#2 - The respectful silence. At least at the lecture I attended, he live keyed his entire speech. This meant the synthesizer would speak, followed by 20 or 30 seconds of absolute silence as he buffered the next few sentences. I remember not a soul spoke in that time above a whisper.
And he deserved every ounce of respect.
This warrants the black bar. He has changed everything for humanity time and again. We owe him the best future we can possibly make.
Indeed. Black bar, please. He was a living symbol of the promise of science.