Stephen Hawking death – Debbie McGee in VERY awkward mix-up – Did she just say that?

Debbie McGee, 59, had a guest presenting spot on Matthew Wright’s Channel 5 show and paid tribute to the theoretical physicist, who died aged 76 yesterday. The Strictly Come Dancing star began: “Stephen Hawking died and his children have praised him for his courage and persistence, which I think is a great way to describe […]

Physicist Stephen Hawking Dead at 76: The Big Bang Theory Cast Pays Tribute

Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist who authored A Brief History of Time, died on Wednesday morning after a decades-long battle with ALS. He was 76. Hawking’s children, Lucy, Robert and Tim, announced their father’s passing in the following statement: We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and […]

The Morning After: Stephen Hawking (1942 – 2018)

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. RIP Stephen Hawking. Pictured on a Zero Gravity Corp ‘vomit comet’ trip in 2007.Stephen Hawking passes away at age 76 The famed physicist and cosmologist was diagnosed with motor neurone disease 55 years ago, and at the time, doctors predicted he had two years to live. Fortunately that was […]

Stephen Hawking death: Why wasn’t professor knighted? Piers Morgan stunned by answer

Piers Morgan reflected on his time interviewing Stephen Hawking, explaining how difficult it was to watch him try to answer an impromptu question. “It was torture to watch that genius mind in the body that was of no use to him,” Morgan, 52, admitted. What’s more, he reflected on how the theoretical physicist said he wished […]

Must-read list: The best stories on Stephen Hawking

ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images Stephen Hawking, who died on Wednesday morning aged 76, contributed so much to our understanding of the universe that it’s hard to sum up in just a few hundred words. So Business Insider has pulled together its most popular, and important, articles on Hawking into this can’t-miss list which covers everything from […]

Stephen Hawking net worth: How much was the theoretical physicist worth?

Stephen Hawking, 76, was known for this work in the scientific field and his discoveries over the years and renowned as one of the greatest scientists of all time. Some of his theories included radiation from black holes, as well as being the first to use the theory of relativity explaining cosmology. He was author […]

Stephen Hawking passes away at age 76

Late Tuesday night the family of Stephen Hawking announced that the physicist has passed away at the age of 76. Awarded more than a dozen honorary degrees, Hawking theorized that black holes emitted a form of thermal radiation, and contributed to work trying to unify Einstein’s theory of relativity with quantum physics. In 1988 he […]

7 great quotes from stellar physicist Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking, a legendary physicist, cosmologist and author of several course-altering books died at the age of 76 on Wednesday. In a brief look back at his legacy, here are some of the great quotes from the stellar scientist. Diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) and given two years to live, […]

Stephen Hawking, legendary theoretical physicist, dies at 76

Enlarge / Professor Stephen Hawking addressing The Cambridge Union on November 21, 2017 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. (credit: Photo by Chris Williamson/Getty Images) Stephen Hawking, the British physicist and author of A Brief History of Time, has passed away at the age of 76. “He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and […]