The world comes down to grief with the news of physicist Professor Stephen Hawking’s death early on Wednesday. The incident generated a shock wave in the world of technology, with several eminent personalities mourning the demise on Twitter.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, tweets, “We lost a great one today. Stephen Hawking will be remembered for his incredible contributions to science – making complex theories and concepts more accessible to the masses,”
“He’ll also be remembered for his spirit and unbounded pursuit to gain a complete understanding of the universe, despite the obstacles he faced. May he rest peacefully as his legacy and brilliance live on,” Nadella added.
“The world has lost a beautiful mind and a brilliant scientist. RIP Stephen Hawking”, tweeted Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google.
The professor, 76, died peacefully at home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, his family announced.
Despite being diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease at the age of 22, Prof Hawking went on to become a world-renowned physicist and one of the most famous scientists in modern history. His contributions helped shape modern cosmology and inspired millions but his death came owing to complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – a progressive neuro-degenerative disease. Hawking is survived by three children — Robert, Lucy and Timothy — from his first marriage to Jane Wilde, and three grandchildren.