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WyoRockMan
climber
Grizzlyville, WY
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 13, 2018 - 09:05pm PT
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"A Brief History of Time," was a formative read for me as a teen.
His matter is now just a bit more chaotic. RIP
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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Mar 13, 2018 - 09:14pm PT
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Oh man! I just saw him on BigBang. He was a funny dude!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Mar 13, 2018 - 09:30pm PT
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I just saw this. Bummer. But what a contribution he made, on so many levels!
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Majid_S
Mountain climber
Karkoekstan, Former USSR
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Mar 13, 2018 - 09:33pm PT
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I still can't understand black hole
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 13, 2018 - 09:39pm PT
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hey there, say, WyoRockMan... just saw this...
he was able to live a long, time, with this condition...
that was amazing:
from wikipedia...
After being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, Hawking fell into a depression – though his doctors advised that he continue with his studies, he felt there was little point.[67] However, his disease progressed more slowly than doctors had predicted. Although Hawking had difficulty walking unsupported, and his speech was almost unintelligible, an initial diagnosis that he had only two years to live proved unfounded.
*learned a lot of his school years... was very interesting...
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Mar 13, 2018 - 09:51pm PT
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I remember him as being a very passionate unbeliever, perhaps a hater although I can't say that with certainty.
At any rate, I guess he will figure it out now.....
Never liked him, though.
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WBraun
climber
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Mar 13, 2018 - 09:52pm PT
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The gross materialists all fall into the black hole and disappear.
The intelligent class travel thru the full range of light and can be seen forever .......
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Mar 13, 2018 - 09:56pm PT
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His matter is now just a bit more chaotic.
What a great comment.
His passing makes me sad.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Mar 13, 2018 - 10:07pm PT
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Bright mind. Lonely soul.
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Lennox
climber
in the land of the blind
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Mar 13, 2018 - 10:50pm PT
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Mar 14, 2018 - 05:17am PT
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We all have it coming. But it's a sad day for the physics community. I bet his chair ends up in a museum.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Mar 14, 2018 - 06:53am PT
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A brilliant mind and an incredible human. RIP.
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Adventurer
Mountain climber
Virginia
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Mar 14, 2018 - 07:54am PT
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He was born on the 300th anniversary of Galileo's birthday and he died on Einstein's birthday!
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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Mar 14, 2018 - 08:27am PT
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^^^^^
Hawking might’ve appreciated that joke, Mr. Hocking.
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
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Mar 14, 2018 - 09:18am PT
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"All of this room for a creator and nothing for him to do."
Farewell, sir.
Edit: I always wondered why he never changed his voice.
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aspendougy
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Mar 14, 2018 - 09:24am PT
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He might have been a reincarnation of Gallileo. Because the Catholic Church persecuted him in that life, it may explain his distaste for organized religion in this one.
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WyoRockMan
climber
Grizzlyville, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 14, 2018 - 09:48am PT
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I always wondered why he never changed his voice.
I saw an interview with him once where that was asked. His reply was that it was simply his voice now and if he were to change it, there wouldn't be the human recognition associated with it.
Sharp wit and funny as well.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Mar 14, 2018 - 10:16am PT
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Isaiah 40:8 The grass withers, the flower fades...
Without God we are just dust in the wind!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Mar 14, 2018 - 10:48am PT
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Its where we all end up.
Make the most of your life.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Mar 14, 2018 - 12:51pm PT
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A slight uptick in Hawking background radiation today.
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Norton
climber
The Wastelands
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Mar 14, 2018 - 12:56pm PT
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*We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."
Stephen Hawking, RIP Sir
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Mar 14, 2018 - 01:43pm PT
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I believe his chair position was the same one that Newton occupied
Imagine filling that position
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 14, 2018 - 02:20pm PT
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Hawkins was born exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo and died on Einstein's Birthday.
You can’t make that stuff up!
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Mar 14, 2018 - 10:12pm PT
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I think it would be totally cool if Elon Musk put Stephen in his next Tesla and launched him into space where he wanted to be.
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Nick Danger
Ice climber
Arvada, CO
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Mar 15, 2018 - 07:18am PT
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RIP Stephen Hawking. What a remarkable man. His life's arc is every bit as much a triumph of the human spirit as his magnificent mind and his contributions to physics. I have always been impressed by his joi de vivre and his humor as much as by his contributions to science. We are all poorer for his passing, but richer for his passing through our human firmament.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
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Mar 15, 2018 - 07:34am PT
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Recall in 2009, Stephen Hawking threw a party for time travelers, but no one showed up.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Mar 15, 2018 - 12:16pm PT
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I was a huge fan of Star Trek Next Generation and a huge fan of Stephen Hawking. It was a very special treat when he did his cameo playing poker with the crew.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Mar 15, 2018 - 08:37pm PT
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From Aussie artist Mitchell Toy...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 20, 2018 - 10:34am PT
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Reuters:
British physicist Stephen Hawking is to take his place among some of the greatest scientists in history when his ashes are interred inside Westminster Abbey, close to the graves of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.
Respect!
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couchmaster
climber
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Mar 20, 2018 - 10:52am PT
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I kept seeing "Americas smartest man" and some such in the news obits. He had a great run, no doubt, but the question was raised and I believe valid: "If he was so smart, why did he make exactly zero progress on curing the disease that he knew he had for 56 years?"
...things that make ya go....
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Mar 20, 2018 - 01:59pm PT
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Uh,.... not his field.
He might still get a posthumous Nobel Prize.
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Splater
climber
Grey Matter
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Mar 20, 2018 - 04:00pm PT
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It was amazing he did successfully deal with the disease, accomplishing so much despite his condition for 55 years, and living well into old age.
"Most people with ALS die of respiratory failure within three to five years of the onset of symptoms, though about 10 percent of sufferers live for 10 or more years, according to the NIH.
"There are a lot of cousins of ALS that can exist that are milder," Bhatt said. "Sometimes as a doctor, it's hard to differentiate which is which. We don't have a blood test or MRI test," he added.
Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who has a motor neuron disease related to ALS, survived more than 50 years since his diagnosis at age 21 despite an initial life expectancy of just a couple of years.
https://www.livescience.com/39583-als-lou-gehrigs-disease.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/how-did-stephen-hawking-live-so-long-with-als/ar-BBKgLoO
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