Professor Hawking

Oh dear, the UK's leading genius is very unwell.

I suppose though that he has had a rather good innings, considering they told him he'd not finish his degree......he's managed to make it to 67 and sort out about half the known universe.

You just HAVE to like a theoretical physicist/cosmologist who bets years subscriptions of playboy on what certain phenomena would turn out to be. Between that and refusing to upgrade his speech synth because the old one was "his" voice....I gotta say, I really admire the guy.

If he snuffs it, we'll see what a nation of worthless cunts we are as the death of the most important human being in britain goes unnoticed because he never did "I'm a sleb, get me outta this jungle set".

I may regret this in the morning, when i switch on the nine o clock news, but he's still alive... No need for obituaries yet methinks.

As one of the geeks on my course said "its just theories innit"

Do you not know that A supernatural being created everyone and everything? Jesus Christ, Steve, you of all people...

Burt Reynolds wrote: I may regret this in the morning, when i switch on the nine o clock news, but he's still alive... No need for obituaries yet methinks.

I don't recall saying he'd croaked. It's just with his ongoing condition, this does look rather bleak, although the hospital say there has been some improvement. Mind you, he'll probably refuse to snuff it until some results finally arrive from the LHC.

The Teacher wrote: As one of the geeks on my course said "its just theories innit"

Do you not know that A supernatural being created everyone and everything? Jesus Christ, Steve, you of all people...

Sorry mate, musta slipped my mind ;)

But as for "theories", well yeah, but then one of the cool things about our very own Davros is that he's managed a few proofs in his time.....not least Hawking radiation. FFS you don't bet PLAYBOY on theories Liam!

The most brilliant physicist since Einstein, bar none

LiamShed wrote: The most brilliant physicist since Einstein, bar none

Richard Feynman

god tamer wrote:

LiamShed wrote: The most brilliant physicist since Einstein, bar none

Richard Feynman

That's a bloody good point! But Hawking is probably the greatest cosmologist ever.

Feynman's entire attitude to science is wonderfully legendary.

Doctor? wrote:

god tamer wrote:

LiamShed wrote: The most brilliant physicist since Einstein, bar none

Richard Feynman

That's a bloody good point! But Hawking is probably the greatest cosmologist ever.

Feynman's entire attitude to science is wonderfully legendary.

Will concede both points and add that Feynmans attitude to life in general is legendary.

Doctor? wrote:

god tamer wrote:

LiamShed wrote: The most brilliant physicist since Einstein, bar none

Richard Feynman

That's a bloody good point! But Hawking is probably the greatest cosmologist ever.

Feynman's entire attitude to science is wonderfully legendary.

Think there's someone on here in a far better position to put his contribution into perspective than any of us but I think that his status is greatly elevated because he produced a book widely read by the masses. Certainly not in the league of Einstein as a physisist and I'd rather read Gribbin.

LiamShed wrote: The most brilliant physicist since Einstein, bar none

He's nowt flash, much prefer N.Bohr, R.Oppenheimer, Heisenberg etc.. old school

Just checked, Niels Bohr is still alive!

EDIT: No he's not it's his son Doh! Still outdoes Hawking.

#2 ... and if anyone likes reading physics/maths books Mlodinow is really good.

hawking just got thrown out of hospital !! aparently the doctor didnt like his tone

Yep the man sorted out the entire Universe...but does he claim incapacity benefit?

Great thinker, but his movie was rubbish.....

MOST of that movie is great. Then suddenly it goes completely tits up. First a rock breaches the hull and nobody gets sucked out.....then it starts turning into a sort of Christian version of the end sequence of 2001. Weird.