RIP, Stephen William Hawking!
He beat the odds to even make it to 76. But, for those who paid attention, he changed our understanding of the universe.
Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov