R.I.P: Stephen Hawking [Age-76]

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

On Stephen Hawking

[By staff reporters]

The acclaimed and inspirational British physicist has sadly died at the age of 76.

His legacy

Hawking discovered that the Big Bang started from a singularity, and that black holes aren’t totally black but radiate energy, among plenty of other things.

His illness 

He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 1963, aged 21. Doctors told him at the time that he would live for just 2-3 years.

His words: “Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Be curious, and however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do.”

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     [Stephen Hawking at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge]

More: The University of Cambridge, where he worked, published its own tribute.

http://www.cam.ac.uk/stephenhawking

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5 Responses

  1. Editor, on March 16, 2018 at 1:07 PM said:

    Hawking’s Last Predictions

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  2. Editor, on March 31, 2018 at 10:16 PM said:

    Dr. Hawking’s Funeral

    Thousands Flock to Stephen Hawking’s Funeral Including ‘Theory of Everything’ Star Eddie Redmayne.

    http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/thousands-flock-to-stephen-hawkings-funeral-including-theory-of-everything-star-eddie-redmayne/ar-AAvjyxw?li=BBnb7Kz

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  4. MIT Technology Review, on October 16, 2018 at 12:15 PM said:

    Stephen Hawking’s Book

    Stephen Hawking’s posthumous book, just published, warns that humanity faces an existential threat from the development of “a super-intelligent AI”.

    Brief answers: The book, called ‘Brief Answers to the Big Questions’, provides Hawking’s answers to 10 fundamental questions he was constantly asked. Topics in the book range from whether there’s a god (no), if aliens exist (yes), and whether time travel is possible (maybe).

    Grave warning: Hawking warns “a super-intelligent AI will be extremely good at accomplishing goals and if those goals aren’t aligned with ours we’re in trouble.” He adds: “You’re probably not an evil ant-hater who steps on ants out of malice, but if you’re in charge of a hydroelectric green-energy project and there’s an anthill in the region to be flooded, too bad for the ants. Let’s not place humanity in the position of those ants.”

    Consistency: Hawking stated this position on AI many times while alive. In 2014 he warned AI could spell the end of humanity if deployed carelessly. He signed an open letter in January 2015 calling for more research on the societal impacts of AI.

    Should we be worried too? Artificial intelligence is likely to upend many aspects of our lives, such as employment or transport. However, AI experts have consistently said we are a long way from machines that “think” for themselves. As a major report from Stanford University put it in 2016: “No machines with self-sustaining long-term goals and intent have been developed, nor are they likely to be developed in the near future”.

    MIT Technology Review

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  5. Dr. Charlie, on October 22, 2018 at 4:33 PM said:

    Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair, thesis for sale

    The online sale announced by auctioneer Christie’s features 22 items from Hawking, including his doctoral thesis on the origins of the universe, some of his many awards, and scientific papers such as “Spectrum of Wormholes” and “Fundamental Breakdown of Physics in Gravitational Collapse.”

    http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/stephen-hawkings-wheelchair-thesis-for-sale/ar-BBOHAJb

    Dr. Charlie

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