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Stephen Hawking, the brightest star in the firmament of science, whose insights shaped modern cosmology and inspired global audiences in the millions, has died aged 76. His family released a statement in the early hours of Wednesday morning confirming his death at his home in Cambridge. Hawking’s children, Lucy, Robert, and Tim said in a statement: “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. “He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years. “His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humor inspired people across the world. “He once said, ‘It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.’ We will miss him for ever.” Three years after being diagnosed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Hawking was still able to complete his doctoral work in theoretical physics at Cambridge University, submitting a thesis on black holes in 1966. His book, “A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes,” was published in 1988. In 2004, Hawking reversed his original 1966 theory that black holes swallow everything in their path forever and declared that black holes will never support space travel to other universes. ALS also was known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is usually fatal after three years. Hawking survived with the disease for over 50 years. The disease eventually left him paralyzed and completely dependent on others and/or technology for everything: bathing, dressing, eating, mobility and speech. He was able to move only a few fingers on one hand. To speak, Hawking used a keyboard-operated electronic speech synthesizer adapted to his wheelchair. In an odd twist, the synthesizer gave the British scholar an American accent. Sources: KTLA and The Guardian The tributes on NEXT page are coming in and are truly amazing... https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/973772335537893377 https://twitter.com/TheTweetOfGod/status/973782276583587844 https://twitter.com/Higgo74/status/973774270240305153 https://twitter.com/Tribeca/status/973774289915797504 https://twitter.com/David_Leavitt/status/973774243946262529 https://twitter.com/ProSyndicate/status/973774241979092993 https://twitter.com/WhatTheFFacts/status/973776293329358849 https://twitter.com/ashleyfeinberg/status/973777816612372480 https://twitter.com/RicepirateMick/status/973776148541902848 https://twitter.com/Regina_Kenney/status/973776221493432325 https://twitter.com/mariashriver/status/973775939468279808 https://twitter.com/larrykim/status/973776206549090306 https://twitter.com/NyleDiMarco/status/973776280561770496 https://twitter.com/moodvintage/status/973775900998283269 https://twitter.com/Haedox/status/973776139121577985 https://twitter.com/ryanmccartan/status/973775952986730498 https://twitter.com/theglitchmob/status/973775976042770433 https://twitter.com/OMGitsfirefoxx/status/973775848779128832 https://twitter.com/TeamGleason/status/973776316175671297 https://twitter.com/marsrader/status/973775880076931072 https://twitter.com/igzrap/status/973775789400477696 https://twitter.com/laurakbrehm/status/973775926638018560 https://twitter.com/samswey/status/973776387055276033 https://twitter.com/pictoline/status/973777418157670400 https://twitter.com/mattselman/status/973777216013152256 https://twitter.com/BJCalvillo/status/973777419252383744 https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/973777763487420416 https://twitter.com/Gramatik/status/973777352714080257 https://twitter.com/RyanAbe/status/973777924611600385 https://twitter.com/sfqomhz/status/973777675855781889 https://twitter.com/hipsterocracy/status/973777452425072640 https://twitter.com/chetporter/status/973779841534386176 And MORE... https://twitter.com/JonRisinger/status/973780094278828033 https://twitter.com/madversity/status/973779376817999872 https://twitter.com/RichardGarriott/status/973779233523814400 https://twitter.com/amitbhawani/status/973780451235192832 https://twitter.com/wossy/status/973779803919802368 https://twitter.com/michaelshermer/status/973779691508256769 https://twitter.com/foofighters/status/973780959110643712 https://twitter.com/fermatslibrary/status/973780817636921344 https://twitter.com/tpagon/status/973781018988679169 https://twitter.com/Livermore_Lab/status/973780761160638464 https://twitter.com/GuitarmanDan/status/973781009387827200 https://twitter.com/PastorDScott/status/973780633309929472 https://twitter.com/AnneMarieIAm/status/973780834275790848 https://twitter.com/AndrewYNg/status/973781600751308800 https://twitter.com/tedgeoghegan/status/973780947446493184 https://twitter.com/demishassabis/status/973781616404369409