On this sad day we say goodbye to one of the brilliant minds the world has ever seen.
He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday.
Hawking was and always will be an absolute legend.
At the age of 22 he was given only a few years to live after being diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease.
"I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first."
"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny"
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