Dr. Stephen Hawking

The world is truly a poorer place having lost one of the greatest minds of our generation!

"The English physicist and mathematician, who made breakthrough discoveries in cosmology, was the director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge, England. Despite suffering from a rare and life-threatening condition of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), he made significant contributions to science, including his revolutionary predictions on black holes."

Reposted from THE NEW YOURK TIMES

By DENNIS OVERBYE