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PostWed Mar 14, 2018 8:27 am 
Fitting that he passed on pi day and the birthday of Albert Einstein. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43396008

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PostWed Mar 14, 2018 11:21 am 
In 1998, while studying at Cambridge University, I attended a lecture by Stephen Hawking. (I was an engineering student and didn't understand a word of his lecture, but let's not dwell on that.) Since the lecture hall was packed beyond capacity, prior to the lecture we had to wait in the entrance corridor until Hawking had gone in, before we could enter. As he drove by in his wheelchair he bumped up against the wall, right beside me. I straightened the wheelchair and he continued on his way. That moment is still one of the most thrilling points in my life.

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PostWed Mar 14, 2018 1:03 pm 
GaliWalker wrote:
That moment is still one of the most thrilling points in my life.
A brush with greatness.

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PostWed Mar 14, 2018 1:33 pm 
R.I.P.
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I straightened the wheelchair and he continued on his way.
You must be one of the few people who can genuinely say they set Steven Hawkins straight....

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PostWed Mar 14, 2018 4:10 pm 
Pef wrote:
R.I.P.
GaliWalker wrote:
I straightened the wheelchair and he continued on his way.
You must be one of the few people who can genuinely say they set Steven Hawkins straight....
lol.gif I wonder how the producers of Big Bang Theory will acknowledge his passing on the show. frown.gif

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PostWed Mar 14, 2018 4:54 pm 
Pef wrote:
R.I.P.
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I straightened the wheelchair and he continued on his way.
You must be one of the few people who can genuinely say they set Steven Hawkins straight....
smile.gif He was a giant of a man.

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