Dr. Stephen Hawking Passes into the Cosmos, Age 76

It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Dr. Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest scientific minds of our age. I personally had the honor and privilege of hearing him speak live at De Anza College in 2000. Dr. Hawking demonstrated not only his formidable intellect and scientific knowledge, but also a very human side and depth of character through his wit and good sense of humor.
 
If you have not seen the biographical documentary A Brief History of Time, We strongly recommend that you do so. Like Dr. Hawking himself, the film mixes wit and dry humor with a very keen and profound sense of the vastness and wonder of the universe in which we live.