Celebrities, Scientists, And Public Figures Are Tweeting About Their Love For Stephen Hawking

On March 14th, 2018, Stephen Hawking died peacefully at home at the age of 76. He was diagnosed with a motor neuron disease when he was 21 and doctors gave him a life expectancy of two years. Since then, Hawking has made major contributions to physics and astrophysics, written several books, won awards, and inspired millions.

On the day of his death, people all over the world took to Twitter to express just how much Stephen Hawking meant to them. Read ahead to find out what scientists, politicians, actors, and journalists had to say about this legendary thinker.

George Takei

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George Takei is most famous for his portrayal of Hikaru Sulu in the Star Trek television series. Takei asks us to honor Hawking by respecting the importance of scientific inquiry.

While Stephen Hawking’s parents were smart and successful in their own right, Hawking could not afford to pay school fees without scholarships and financial aid. Scholarships and funding for scientific pursuits helped to create minds like Hawking’s. For Stephen Hawking, respecting scientific inquiry meant funding education and funding public healthcare.