R.I.P. THREAD

[newolder]

"His like will not be seen again." O'Brien. So long and thanks for all the physics.

[Alan B]

I thought he would go on for ever...

The world will miss him.

[zulumoose]

We have lost the Einstein of our era - position available...

Is it even possible with the breadth of current knowledge and variety of specialization for one person to have such an impact any more, except in science education?

[Ironclad]

A giant has fallen

[Cito di Pense]

We have lost the Einstein of our era - position available...

Feynman is only 30 years gone, so maybe an era is only as long as a generation. I still mourn his passing. Hawking actually lived longer than Feynman did, amazingly enough, through much hardship. His light will shine as brightly in another 30 years.

[Calilasseia]

We have lost a real colossus, in the genuine sense of the word.

I remember it being reported, that because of his condition, he was rendered unable to use pen and paper like the rest of us, so he had to do all those supergravity calculations in his head. How many people, even among the top flight physics community, can handle four-dimensional Ricci calculus in their heads without visual aids? Hawking could. That alone tells you the measure of today's loss.

[Rumraket]

Fuck.

[Rumraket]

We have lost a real colossus, in the genuine sense of the word.

I remember it being reported, that because of his condition, he was rendered unable to use pen and paper like the rest of us, so he had to do all those supergravity calculations in his head. How many people, even among the top flight physics community, can handle four-dimensional Ricci calculus in their heads without visual aids? Hawking could. That alone tells you the measure of today's loss.

Christ. I find it taxing to solve for x without paper.

[Scot Dutchy]

The equation that will be on his headstone

[The_Piper]

[BlackBart]

Aside from his giant intellect, I'll miss his wry sense of humour.

[Seabass]

[Animavore]

I used to love on animated TV shows his 'voice' and caricature would come up and you'd wonder if it was him or they were just using his vocal likeness and then his name would appear in the credits.

[Animavore]

Jim Bowen also died.

[LucidFlight]

Jim Bowen also died.

Damn it. I was hoping he would live to... one hundred and eightyyyyyy!

So long, you fantastic man.

[fluttermoth]

Jim Bowen also died.

Damn it. I was hoping he would live to... one hundred and eightyyyyyy!

So long, you fantastic man.

Bowen was all right, but Bullseye was part and parcel of the long, dark teatimes of the soul that were Sunday afternoons spent at my grandparents as a child, along with Songs of Praise and nothing to read except The People's Friend, if you'd forgotten to take a book with you.

*shudders*

We did get a good tea though.

[LucidFlight]

But what about those fantastic prizes?

[aliihsanasl]

A topic started on Turkish forum for Prof Hawking people are saying "why do you say RIP, he will go to hell"

How simple things can turn into trouble in this country surprising me.

[fluttermoth]

A topic started on Turkish forum for Prof Hawking people are saying "why do you say RIP, he will go to hell"

How simple things can turn into trouble in this country surprising me.

It's not just your country, there's been lots of it on the internet today, from all over

[aliihsanasl]

Since he was 21 Hawkings was imprisoned in his electric chair still they seek punishment for him in the afterlife.