Theresa May and Eddie Redmayne lead tributes to the renowned physicist and pop culture superstar who died in Cambridge aged 76

Stephen hawking, not only one of the physics geniuses, but also exemplary for not giving up in spite of a terrible disease, and a pop-star of science, died aged 76 in Cambridge.

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I’m all for celebrating his life, but this happened in 2018.

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