Stephen Hawking: The Unlikeliest Star In the Universe

Stephen Hawking, renowned physicist and best-selling author died today at his home in Cambridge, England. He was 76.

Despite the limitations of his earthbound body, which was ravaged from an early age by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Hawking never stopped exploring the universe with his brilliant intellect. Not since Albert Einstein has a scientist so captured the imagination of the general public. His groundbreaking book, A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes, sold more than 10 million copies, and his biopic, The Theory of Everything, brought Eddie Redmayne an academy award in 2014. Hawking made several cameo television appearances on shows like The Simpsons, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Futurama and The Big Bang Theory, and in recent years was outspoken against the dangers of overpopulation and global warming.

PageBreaks Take: At the age of 21, Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS and given only a few years to live. 55 years later the world celebrates a life well lived. Ironically, while Hawking will be recognized for his enormous contributions to science and astrophysics, it is the unquantifiable vastness of his spirit that will forever define his life here on Earth.

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