Oolite Bulletins

Stephen Hawking has died.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43396008

A hugely significant figure - in physics, in SF, and in helping the public to realise, to some extent, that disability does not necessarily equate to stupidity. He'll be missed.

RIP Stephen

A great pity … we need public intellectuals more now than ever. He had a great deal to contribute, and not just about physics.

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In the future, he will be remembered with the likes of Archimedes, Galileo, Leonardo and Einstein. We have lost one of the great minds of all time, and a truly inspirational man. A very sad day.

Here is a relevant article from the Cambridge News: How a final gift from Stephen Hawking helped make Easter lunch extra special for the hungry in Cambridge.