Stephen Hawking, the world renowned physicist, died in his Cambridge, England home early Wednesday morning.
Hawking, who was 76, was born January 8, 1942, the 300th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's death and died on March 14th, the anniversary of Albert Einstein's birth as well as Pi (π) Day — the infinite number that's used to calculate the circumference of a circle.
The whole world has been mourning on social media about his death. Here in Richmond, hundreds of people expressed deep condolences on Twitter. Across the world in China, the news generated nearly half a billion clicks on Weibo (Chinese Twitter).
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"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."
— Kimberly Hazard (@HazardKG) March 14, 2018
What an honor to have briefly existed in the same Universe as Professor Stephen Hawking.
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Stephen Hawking. The world has lost a great mind. Our condolences to his family.
— ALS Society of BC (@ALS_BC) March 14, 2018
Farewell Professor Hawking. The brightest star in the universe!
— Jasmine MacLean-Faflíková (@JASM1NE360) March 14, 2018
A true genius that brought our minds closer to understanding the cosmos. ☄ #StephenHawking
HEARTBROKEN TO HEAR OF THE DEATH OF MY HERO, STEPHEN HAWKING!!!!! #stephenhawking
— Dr.Gary Munn (@Munner3000) March 14, 2018
RIP Stephen Hawking. Thank you for your vision, strength & inspiration. pic.twitter.com/YtCOkHAyCT
— Jay Roberge (@jmroberge) March 14, 2018
Farewell Professor Hawking. The brightest star in the universe!
— Jasmine MacLean-Faflíková (@JASM1NE360) March 14, 2018
A true genius that brought our minds closer to understanding the cosmos. ☄ #StephenHawking
RIP #StephenHawking pic.twitter.com/tJv5mCuF9M
— Justin (@ChungLonTao) March 14, 2018
Stephen Hawking made science famous, not the other way around.
— Isabella R. Ghement (@IsabellaGhement) March 14, 2018
Deeply saddened to hear the news of Professor Stephen Hawking's passing. Thank you for inspiring us all to be curious and never give up. https://t.co/Lk4jigk13Q pic.twitter.com/oqgPauHHqC
— Richmond Public Lib (@RPLBC) March 14, 2018
