Stephen William Hawking died on March 14 and was laid to rest in Westminster Abbey with Darwin, Newton, and many other famous post-mortem companions. With science itself under attack and scientists becoming pop stars, Hawking stood out. It wasn’t just his decades-long battle with ALS, and not even his universe-defining discoveries, but his upbeat and charming personality that set him apart. Our grandchildren will stand amazed that we once shared the planet with Hawking, so we thought we should take one final look at his life. From memories of friends and family, to exploration of his mind-bending theories, to the effect his loss has had around the world, here are the best stories we could find from the end of a landmark mind…
Hawking.org
Stephen Hawking’s official webpage with links to lectures, publications, books, photos, films, TV, and videos.
His Life
Awesome quotes from Stephen Hawking (video)
What many don’t know about Stephen Hawking by Tara Marie in Grunge, Mar 2018
10 things to know about Stephen Hawking (video)
Stephen Hawking: A life in pictures, BBC News, Mar 2018
Stephen Hawking, bio on The Physics Of The Universe,
Hawking lets loose
The time I took Stephen Hawking to a cowboy bar, Lawrence Krauss, Washington Post, Mar 2018
Stephen Hawking’s cameos: ‘I have been quite popular in my time’, BBC News, Mar 2018
That one time Stephen Hawking went for a carriage ride in Texas, Eric Berger on Ars Technica, Mar 2018
Cambridge remembers: ‘I made some space for Stephen Hawking’, Burchell and Shepka, BBC News, Mar 2018
Remembering Stephen Hawking’s Greatest Scientific Accomplishment — and My Famous Bet Against Him by John Preskill in Time, Mar 2018
Richard Dawkins complains people keep confusing him with Stephen Hawking, Chiara Giordano in The Independent, Mar 2018
His scientific contributions
Stephen Hawking: Five of his achievements, BBC News, Jul 2017
10 Major Accomplishments Of Stephen Hawking, Anirudh on Learnodo-Newtonic.com, Dec 2015
Stephen Hawking’s parting shot is multi-cosmic (Hawking’s final theory) by Jonathan Leake, The Times, Mar 2018
How Stephen Hawking’s Black Hole Discoveries Rewrote Physics Of Space-Time, Christoph Adami in Newsweek, Mar 2018
How Stephen Hawking’s biggest achievement linked opposing worlds of physics, Loren Grush on The Verge, Mar 2018
These Are The Discoveries That Made Stephen Hawking Famous, Phillip Ball for BBC, Jan 2016
Stephen Hawking’s Last Paper (Probably) Doesn’t Prove We Live in a Multiverse, Tia Ghose on LiveScience.com, Mar 2018
Stephen Hawking: Physicist who was light years ahead of the Nobel prize, Marcus Chown in The Independent, Mar 2018
His death
No, Stephen Hawking did not suddenly believe in God on his deathbed, Avi Selk in The Washington Post, Mar 2018
Texas Republican mocks Stephen Hawking after his death, Bob Brigham on RawStory, Mar 2018
Hundreds line Cambridge streets to honor Stephen Hawking, Gregory Katz in AP, Mar 2018
Hawking’s own words
Stephen Hawking’s final interview: A beautiful Universe by Pallab Ghosh on BBC News, Mar 2018
Professor Stephen Hawking’s greatest wish, Pallab Ghosh, Mar 2018
Stephen Hawking on Technological Unemployment, one of his final internet comments, Mar 2018
What Stephen Hawking Thought About God and Religion, (video)
Stephen Hawking: two weeks before his death he predicted ‘the end of the universe’, Clark Mindock in The Independent, Mar 2018
Goodbyes
‘Mind over matter’: Stephen Hawking – obituary by Roger Penrose, The Guardian, Mar 2018
Stephen Hawking dies: Scientist’s most memorable quotes, BBC News, Mar 2018
Erasing Stephen Hawking’s disability erases an important part of who he was, Jessica Roy in LA Times, Mar 2018
