What statement did the Hawking family make?

Hawking's family issued a statement: His courage and persistence inspired the whole world.

On March 14, the famous British physicist Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76. Hawking's family issued a statement saying that his courage and persistence inspired the whole world.

It is reported that Hawking's sudden death has been confirmed by his children. Hawking suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis before his death and was paralyzed and unable to speak. Hawking's children said in a statement, "His courage, persistence, Excellence and humor inspired people all over the world." "We will always miss him," the statement said.

Stephen william hawking was born in Oxford, England. He is a famous physicist at Cambridge University, one of the greatest physicists in modern times, and one of the great men who enjoyed an international reputation in the 20th century.

Hawking suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Luger's disease) when he was 2 1 year old. He is completely paralyzed, unable to speak, and only three fingers can move in his hand. 1979 served as Lucas professor of mathematics from 2009 to 2009. His main research fields are cosmology and black holes. He proved the singularity theorem and the black hole area theorem of general relativity, put forward the black hole evaporation theory and the borderless Hawking universe model, and took an important step to unify the two basic theories of physics in the 20th century-Einstein's theory of relativity and Planck's theory of quantum mechanics. He was awarded the honors of CH (Lord Honorary of England), CBE (Commander of the British Empire), FRS (Member of the Royal Society) and FRSA (Member of the Royal Art Association).

20 12 On April 6th, the hit American TV series "The Big Bang Theory" aired in episode 2 1 of the fifth season, in which stephen hawking made a guest appearance. 20 17 recorded the documentary "exploring a new earth" for the British BBC. Physicist Stephen Hawking165438+1October 6 said that technology is expected to reverse some hazards brought by industrialization and help eliminate diseases and poverty, but artificial intelligence needs to be controlled.

Hawking said in an interview with BigThink, a famous American intellectual video sharing website, on 20 1 1 that the earth will be destroyed within 200 years, and there is only one way for human beings to survive: to emigrate to other planets. Hawking said that if human beings want to continue, they must emigrate to Mars or other planets, and the earth will die sooner or later. As for this time limit, Hawking predicted that the earth would be destroyed within 200 years. When this news came out, it caused a heated discussion.

Hawking, 73, suffers from motor neuron disease, which leads to muscle atrophy and paralysis. Hawking strongly supports euthanasia in recent years, believing that people have the right to decide their own life and death. Hawking revealed in a recent interview that if he feels that he has no contribution to the world or becomes a beloved burden, he will consider "assisted suicide" to end his life.