Sean Carroll

professor of physics at Caltech, one of Stephen Hawking’s colleagues

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Stephen Hawking died Tuesday at his home in England. He was 76. Hawking was known for his work on the universe and black holes, and for his wheelchair-bound persona.

Remembering astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and his link to Caltech

Stephen Hawking died Tuesday at his home in England. He was 76. Hawking was known for his work on the universe and black holes, and for his wheelchair-bound persona.

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