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Stephen Hawking, 76, has died

World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, 76,  died today  after complications from a degenerative neuro disease that he had dealt with for most of his life.  Hawking,  a legendary scientist who helped discuss and formulate opinions on some of the world’s most infamous topics —  led what was certainly one of the most interesting lives we’ve seen in a while.

In 1963, at the age of 21,  Hawking’s life changed forever. He was suddenly diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  The debilitating disease was known, at the time,  to kill people with ALS within 5 years. His doctors?  Didn’t believe he’d make it beyond two years.   For decades, he would go on to live a semi-healthy life by using a wheel chair and a sophisticated computer system to speak to others.

Hawking’s brilliant mind first entered the world before us, on, 8 January 1942. He would go on to be admitted to college at the age of 17, and,   spent much of his younger years “different” from others.

Via Oxford University

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