President Kovind says Hawking's courage and resilience will remain an inspiration for generations
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): President of India, Ramnath Kovind expressed grief at the passing away of British physicist Stephen Hawking and said the scientist's courage and resilience will remain an inspiration for generations.
President Kovind tweeted from his official handle, "Sad to hear of the passing of scientist Stephen Hawking. His brilliant mind made our world and our universe a less mysterious place. And his courage and resilience will remain an inspiration for generations."
Tweeted Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, "Passing away of renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who unraveled mysteries of universe to the public, is a huge loss to the scientific world."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi too tweeted on Wednesday, "Professor Stephen Hawking was an outstanding scientist and academic. His grit and tenacity inspired people all over the world. His demise is anguishing. Professor Hawking’s pioneering work made our world a better place. May his soul rest in peace."
British physicist Stephen Hawking, 76, who was known for his work with black holes and relativity, passed away at his home in Cambridge, UK, the media said quoting his family.
His family said in a statement that was reported by BBC: "We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today."
In their statement, his children, Lucy, Robert and Tim said: "He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years."
Hawking had a rare early-onset, slow-progressing form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that gradually paralysed him.
He mastered the art of communication using a single cheek muscle attached to a speech-generating device.
His scientific works include a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation.
It was his book 'A Brief History of Time' that made him a household name, when this popular-science book on cosmology came out in 1988.
An evocative tweet from NASA said, "Remembering Stephen Hawking, a renowned physicist and ambassador of science. His theories unlocked a universe of possibilities that we & the world are exploring. May you keep flying like superman in microgravity, as you said to astronauts on @Space_Station in 2014."
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