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Stephen Hawking had multiple universes on his mind when he died

sudshr47 March 19, 2018

Before his death on March 14, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking was deep in thought about the possibility of universes that exist well beyond our own — places with completely unknown galaxies, stars, and planets.

While there’s no evidence yet of any such parallel universes, also known as a multiverse, Hawking had been working with fellow theorist Thomas Hertog to prove that it’s possible to observe the cosmos and find evidence of these mysterious places. Hertog continues to research the deeper questions of the universe at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Leuven in Belgium. Read more…

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‘The Simpsons’ paid tribute to the late Stephen Hawking

sudshr47 March 19, 2018

Stephen Hawking has been honored by The Simpsons.
The astrophysicist had a number of cameos on the show in its now 29-season run, perhaps most notably in 1999 when he appeared at the end of the episode “They Saved Lisa’s Brain.”
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Stephen Hawking’s fitting final role: How he literally became the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

sudshr47 March 15, 2018

One thing has gone unmentioned in all the eulogies for Professor Stephen Hawking, who died this week at the age of 76. Sure, he was a physics legend whose calculations forever changed how we view time, the universe and everything.

But he was also a hoopy frood who really knew where his towel was.

In other words, Hawking was a big fan of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — the hilarious five-book “trilogy” and movie that began life as a BBC radio show. And there could be no more fitting tribute to his intergalactic greatness than for Hawking to become the voice of the all-knowing Guide itself. Read more…

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Watch Neil deGrasse Tyson’s full interview with Stephen Hawking

sudshr47 March 15, 2018

On the March 4 episode of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk, the astrophysicist did an interview with theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
On Wednesday, after news of Hawking’s passing, National Geographic published the commercial-free episo…

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This poignant quote from Stephen Hawking sums up his life

sudshr47 March 15, 2018

Stephen Hawking was many things. He was a famous cosmologist and an activist who changed the world’s perception of what a scientist could be.
Perhaps more than anything else, Hawking, who died on Wednesday at the age of 76, saw us for exactly w…

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Meet the man whose voice became Stephen Hawking’s

sudshr47 March 14, 2018

Stephen Hawking’s computer-generated voice is so iconic that it’s trademarked — The filmmakers behind The Theory of Everything had to get Hawking’s personal permission to use the voice in his biopic.

But that voice has an interesting origin story of its own.

Back in the ’80s, when Hawking was first exploring text-to-speech communication options after he lost the power of speech, a pioneer in computer-generated speech algorithms was working at MIT on that very thing. His name was Dennis Klatt.

As Wired uncovered, Klatt’s work was incorporated into one of the first devices that translated speech into text: the DECtalk. The company that made the speech synthesizer for Hawking’s very first computer used the voice Klatt had recorded for computer synthesis. The voice was called ‘Perfect Paul,’ and it was based on recordings of Klatt himself. Read more…

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Cambridge University shares an affecting tribute to Stephen Hawking

sudshr47 March 14, 2018

After Stephen Hawking earned his Ph.D. at Cambridge in 1965, the celebrated theoretical physicist went on to do his finest work in roles throughout the university, including as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics between 1979 and 2009.
In the…

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5 Stephen Hawking clips that’ll make you just a little bit smarter

sudshr47 March 14, 2018

When Stephen Hawking passed away early Wednesday morning, he left behind a legacy of service to the scientific community through his extensive research and landmark achievements, and to the global community through his embrace of public talks and his…

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Stephen Hawking wants his most famous formula engraved on his tombstone: Here’s what it means

sudshr47 March 14, 2018

In 1974, long before Stephen Hawking was the famous cosmologist he became, he developed his most influential theory.

That concept, which came to be known as Hawking radiation, explained how energy and even matter could escape the immense gravitational pull of a black hole.

On Wednesday, Hawking died at the age of 76, but his scientific theory lives on. And in fact, Hawking himself will make sure of it, even in death.

In 2002, the famous scientist said that he wants his formula for Hawking radiation — originally put forward in a 1974 paper in the journal Nature — engraved on his tombstone, according to the New York Times. Read more…

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