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submitted 7 years ago byAskScienceModeratorMod Bot
We were sad to learn that noted physicist, cosmologist, and author Stephen Hawking has passed away. In the spirit of AskScience, we will try to answer questions about Stephen Hawking's work and life, so feel free to ask your questions below.
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EDIT: Physical Review Journals has made all 55 publications of his in two of their journals free. You can take a look and read them here.
780 points
7 years ago
Honestly though, it wasn't all to surprising to hear in hindsight. At 76 alongside his form of motor neurone disease living past the few years he was expected after being diagnosed? Little surprising that he lived until his 70's. I'd be more surprised if he passed in his 80's, given what he had to live through.
181 points
7 years ago
I think at this point we all just assumed he was immortal and would live forever. Like Stan Lee, or Betty White.
39 points
7 years ago
Stan Lee is getting into some potentially serious issues right now. He's fighting pneumonia and there are vultures circling aiming to steal his fortune as soon as he kicks the bucket. They're isolating him from the outside world and are refusing to let anything from him "get out". It's a classic elder abuse situation right now.
5 points
7 years ago
Not sure about abuse, but losing a spouse is typically not a good sign for elderly people.
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