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

Brian Cox

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Brian Cox is an English physicist who teaches particle physics at the University of Manchester. He is also a television presenter and the author or co-author of over 950 scientific publications.

Cox paid tribute to Hawking on a British radio program. Cox said that Hawking “is rightly described as one of the greats. He firmly believed that public engagement of science, describing what we do as scientists, is not only valuable, but necessary.” He also speaks about Hawking’s sense of humor and how he got to know him at the end of his life.