Ο Στίβεν Χόκινγκ γεννήθηκε ακριβώς 300 χρόνια μετά το θάνατο του Γαλιλαίου και πέθανε την ημέρα των γενεθλίων του Αϊνστάιν

 Μηνύματα από πολιτικούς, celebrities και ηθοποιούς, απλούς ανθρώπους και επιστήμονες κατέκλυσαν το διαδίκτυο. Δείτε μερικά από αυτά:

«Χάσαμε ένα πραγματικά όμορφο μυαλό, έναν εκπληκτικό επιστήμονα και τον πιο αστείο άνθρωπο που είχα ποτέ την ευκαιρία να γνωρίσω. Η αγάπη και η σκέψη μου βρίσκονται με την φανταστική οικογένειά του», δήλωσε ο Eddie Redmayne που είχε υποδυθεί τον Χόκινγκ στην ταινία «Η θεωρία των πάντων».

Actor Eddie Redmayne has paid tribute to Stephen Hawking. Eddie played the professor in the 2014 film, The Theory of Everything. pic.twitter.com/bMSAiSDxd4

— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) March 14, 2018

…ενώ στη σελίδα του στο twitter θυμάται το σχόλιο του Χόκινγκ για τον ίδιο: «Δυστυχώς ο Eddie δεν έχει πάρει την ομορφιά μου»

"Unfortunately, Eddie did not inherit my good looks." – Stephen Hawking talking about Eddie's portrayal in "The Theory of Everything". pic.twitter.com/j7dVHRjo7n

— Eddie Redmayne Net (@eddieronline) March 14, 2018

"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet" – Professor Stephen Hawking
1942-2018 https://t.co/h8uWznhEpb pic.twitter.com/RVeQx2BTxP

— Cambridge University (@Cambridge_Uni) March 14, 2018

Today, we remembered Professor Stephen Hawking, who was a brilliant cosmologist that changed our view of the universe with his remarkable theories and outreach. Here's a look back at Hawking's relationship with NASA that spanned the years: https://t.co/KaSfCgctj7 pic.twitter.com/uSkSKhLn7V

— NASA (@NASA) March 14, 2018

Have fun out there among the stars. pic.twitter.com/S285MTwGtp

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 14, 2018

He inspired generations to look beyond our own blue planet and expand our understanding of the universe. His personality and genius will be sorely missed. My thoughts are with his family.

BBC News – Stephen Hawking dies aged 76 https://t.co/YOuoA6rfzP

— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) March 14, 2018

In loving memory of Stephen Hawking. It was an honor to have him on The #BigBangTheory. Thank you for inspiring us and the world. pic.twitter.com/9rWoYqIToy

— The Big Bang Theory (@bigbangtheory) March 14, 2018

Stephen Hawking was a brilliant man, but he was also an incredibly funny man. It was a huge privilege to waste some of his time, and I'll never forget the twinkle in his eye here …https://t.co/xUmm2qIAiN

— John Oliver (@iamjohnoliver) March 14, 2018

Farewell to Stephen Hawking, the most intelligent guest star in the brief history of The Simpsons pic.twitter.com/po3fIHgEdh

— Matt Selman (@mattselman) March 14, 2018

Ten days ago my #StarTalk interview with Stephen Hawking first aired on @NatGeoChannel. We offer here a commercial-free posting of that show. With @mattkirshen & @JannaLevin [Video: 46 min]https://t.co/4ItKgQrWba

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 14, 2018

His passing has left an intellectual vacuum in his wake. But it's not empty. Think of it as a kind of vacuum energy permeating the fabric of spacetime that defies measure. Stephen Hawking, RIP 1942-2018. pic.twitter.com/nAanMySqkt

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 14, 2018

#rip #stephenhawking – let us know how it is out there. We’ll join you soon enough. What an inspiration you are, to use your voice, and call to us, first from beyond the limitations of the body, across the abyss of the mind, and then now from way beyond and beyond and beyond.

A post shared by Adrian Grenier (@adriangrenier) on Mar 13, 2018 at 9:12pm PDT

One of the best things about Stephen Hawking was his fantastic sense of humour. Here's one of the last examples of this. Sad day. RIP https://t.co/NFqaTcgTeq

— Chris Scullion (@scully1888) March 14, 2018