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Palomar

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Re: Stephen Hawking hospitalized

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*Wow, he's 62 years old?!  I thought he was still only in his 50s.

What's this about allegations his wife is abusing him?  He's denying it.

"Despite his illness and his need to speak through an electronic voice box, Hawking has continued to tour the world, giving science lectures."

You go, Stephen! 

--Cindy (a fan with rocks in her head when it comes to your gig)

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dicktice

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Re: Stephen Hawking hospitalized

Sephen Hawking must be a real trial to "live with," but (so I've read) was Albert Einstein. A demonstrated international theoretical science resource such as Hawking shouldn't be be at the mercy of any individual, even his wife, in my opinion. This is not chauvinism on my part, because I feel the same about the fate of the Hubble Space Telescope being at the mercy the director of NASA and/or Bush & Co. Human civilization needs 'em both while they last!

GraemeSkinner

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Re: Stephen Hawking hospitalized

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*Wow, he's 62 years old?!  I thought he was still only in his 50s.
What's this about allegations his wife is abusing him?  He's denying it.
"Despite his illness and his need to speak through an electronic voice box, Hawking has continued to tour the world, giving science lectures."
You go, Stephen!

Stephen should be an inspiration for everyone, when his condition was first diagnosed 40 years ago he could have just curled up in a ball and faded away. But instead he a shown himself to have one of the best minds you could imagine.
I remember when "a brief history of time" first appeared on the book shelves and reading it - it was and still is a inspiration and something that gave me a kick into studying physics properly. Shortly after the book came out I recall watching a mini biography on him, after watching that I honestly don't think I would have had the strength of mind to overcome the obstacles put in his way.
Lets hope he recovers and carries on his lecturing.

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She set out one day
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And returned on the previous night.
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alokmohan

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Registered: 2003-09-14

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Re: Stephen Hawking hospitalized

Who is abusing him and how.Can you tell?

SpaceNut

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Re: Stephen Hawking hospitalized

Artifacts and shifting fixed...

It comes with sad news that British scientist Stephen Hawking dead at age 76 Who is said to have who unlocked the secrets of space and time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking

Stephen Hawking, who sought to explain the origins of the universe, the mysteries of black holes and the nature of time itself. Hawking's formidable mind probed the very limits of human understanding both in the vastness of space and in the bizarre sub-molecular world of quantum theory.

elderflower

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Re: Stephen Hawking hospitalized

R I P Professor Hawking