Stephen Hawking 1942 - 2018

[Sheepish]

:-(

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I was surprised to see how old he was as I thought he was much younger also that he was not given long to live when they found he had a rare version of MN.

 

[Wouter]

And thus a truly great man dies.

 

[Bigcol49]

Hi!
Am I the only one who sees significance in the fact that Sir Ken Dodd and Stephen Hawking died within days of each other?

 

[Clint]

Hmmm not getting it....

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Col do you think it was something to do with Russia?

 

[Tau]

Certainly a loss, but hav to disagree with his passion of string theory, it's the dam donuts - millions of them - think he spent to much time around Homer in the Simpson's.

 

[BeerCat]

As anyone read a brief history of time?

 

[foxbat]

As anyone read a brief history of time?

It's on my holiday reading list so I can pretend to look intelligent while laying by the pool.

 

[BeerCat]

It's on my holiday reading list so I can pretend to look intelligent while laying by the pool.

I read it in bed where no one could see me looking totally confused.

 

[Ajhutch]

As anyone read a brief history of time?

Three times and I understand almost half of it at this point!

 

[Gunge]

I thought he was alright until he started banging on about climate change, then BANG! - all credibility gone down a black hole.

 

[strange-steve]

I read it in bed where no one could see me looking totally confused.

There's a simplified edition called A Briefer History of Time which is a fantastic read for the simple average Joes like myself. It's still head-melting in places, particularly the time travel chapter.

 

[dad_of_jon]

As anyone read a brief history of time?

I loved it, the how far a ping pong ball bounces on a train example showing the concept of relativity is just one example of how accessible I found the book.

I went on to read this.....

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0140138773/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

This book really melted my brain in a good way... I turned to drink after reading it!

 

[Gunge]

I loved it, the how far a ping pong ball bounces on a train example showing the concept of relativity

Is that the one where if you were on a ( hypothetical ) train travelling at close to the speed of light and you fired a gun in the direction of travel, would the bullet exceed the speed of light? Or was it that other brainy dude Einstein? Dunno, sure does my nut either way.

 

[Clint]

Isn't it all hypothetical though...if and when things are discovered there will be bonfires of Dr Who and Star Trek dvds. ...

 

[Dutto]

It was just nice to see the whole country convulsed by the deaths of a very old comedian and a relatively young physicist. Two men who were about as far apart in their careers as two people can get; and yet both of them attracted the respect and affection of the general public. Amazing!

RIP Stephen Hawking.


BTW, from the Posts on this Thread, it's obvious that many people on the Forum are interested in some of the theories that surrounded Stephen Hawking's work, so I recommend that all married men study the "Theory of Schrödinger's Cat".

It is immensely useful as a diversionary tactic whenever SWMBO accuses you of a serious crime. e.g. "Have you been sleeping with your Secretary?" reply "Well, that question is a bit like that posed by Schröedinger's Cat." The accused can then launch into an explanation as to who Schröedinger was and an explanation of what the "Schröedinger's Cat" theory is all about.

At the end of the lecture, if she hasn't fallen asleep, SWMBO can carry on and open the lid; but by this time she can quite often not wish to have a definitive answer!

Enjoy! :thumb:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrödinger's_cat

 

[Drunkula]

Isn't it all hypothetical though.

No, he's dead.

 

[GerritT]

As anyone read a brief history of time?

Yup, and very popular among my fellow Math&Physics students in Teacher Education back in the days. Somewhere in that era 'nerd' became cool.