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Celebrating Stephen Hawking

by CarolineW on 3/15/18, 4:39 PM with 7 comments

• by juanre on 3/15/18, 4:55 PM

  When he was in Cambridge, where I am based, it was common to see him around. Not long ago I was at a conference on the rise of fundamentalisms, and he was 5m from me. I found it incredibly inspiring that he'd be there, obviously engaged and interested, despite his physical condition.

  We've made a map of the stars commemorating him, in case anyone is interested. The high-res download is here:

  https://greaterskies.com/stephen-hawking-star-map/

• by beersigns on 3/15/18, 6:01 PM

  There are many reasons to celebrate Stephen Hawking but the one I personally am most impressed by his ability overcome an ALS diagnosis in his college years and go on to live a life of such distinction. It takes some serious courage to soldier on after hearing you may only have two years to live and know that at best you will live a life of slow & debilitating physical deterioration. I'm not sure I could face a such a prospect, so many of the things I enjoy in life require full motor skills and then some. I'd like to think I could adapt and follow such a bold example provided by Stephen Hawking. His story is truly inspiring to me and I hope his story inspires others to do great things.