Stephen Hawking dies aged 76
- BBC NEWS -
World renowned physicist
Stephen Hawking
has died at the age of 76.
He died peacefully at his home in
Cambridge in the early hours
of Wednesday,
his family said.
The British Scientist was famed for
his work with black holes and relativity,
and wrote several popular science
books including A Brief History of Time.
At the age of 22 Prof Hawking was given
only a few years to live after being
diagnosed with a rare form of motor
neurone disease.
- BBC NEWS -
World renowned physicist
Stephen Hawking
has died at the age of 76.
He died peacefully at his home in
Cambridge in the early hours
of Wednesday,
his family said.
The British Scientist was famed for
his work with black holes and relativity,
and wrote several popular science
books including A Brief History of Time.
At the age of 22 Prof Hawking was given
only a few years to live after being
diagnosed with a rare form of motor
neurone disease.