Stephen Hawking, the scientist who overcame a debilitating disease to publish books about the mysteries of the universe, has died. He was 76.
CNN ( http://ablink.emailalerts.cnn.com/wf/click?upn=f2AqXM6NIZYqzYBc9jRUDZ6Vu74nMRUQ9uoOUrZ0utY-3D_a6oQc7tnfcb0GKvoO27fPkrQ0ATQyF1SDBXJOg7-2FbuQrM3ileKXtkbEkXyayRlAayh7KFlueBIlKVSZ26PvAqXZF5j3SZ38Q39IQdPv-2FQfza87Xc-2BnBvXV6yQAZ3xS6r7F-2BuWyvlVUBN-2Bx-2BusJSUBNk4F9VZE0DMI29-2B-2Bvh8LaxqPBomFxiUJEt0vyasOcdlSBqlnRcAO5ttbPmp-2B-2F-2Frwso-2BGS3jxry8p8eT-2BPm6TTZ2fqXXn-2FuZQ01rweR0D5SXiYOZ9napyALlPaas89vY-2FcrnlFGQ1A63uzSUPefXQB0mrnq1BvRLWjz9CNYlvGz1NApPUiU6AKRUAOUwGFLpSpz8elYluFKGZi-2B70fAtDwnHrzLXm1rv0OVmF6TqIWhB325AmhwuJlZqpbjQTgE-2BpKtzUT8FyaVPydH06oIUAbBC61Lnuaays-2Bz4X3thu-2FgXAkoBNrKFLLvUeYF7VQTL-2Bw-3D-3D ) Stephen Hawking dies at 76 ( http://ablink.emailalerts.cnn.com/wf/click?upn=f2AqXM6NIZYqzYBc9jRUDUAN6UNETBbAORUf0oCoDIQDmUAPhuk2-2B-2BoWD87OE4Br79rXQfDvHmoSBcRSWxiFW03T6ExzuK8qfshMTL-2FQcgs-3D_a6oQc7tnfcb0GKvoO27fPkrQ0ATQyF1SDBXJOg7-2FbuQrM3ileKXtkbEkXyayRlAayh7KFlueBIlKVSZ26PvAqfByyhgkZ-2BTMK88Y-2FfXZTE4HhWGwpekG2-2FR8p7ne7b8dSQFiu8Z8Sgo8HrimQo2psFKKeRLmr-2B305kS5m76SC938vaXkRVeOXj3Z550jeIAguhoDpF73yqZYFgebSXhrkYvFursZCU1bO6bf-2FJcdkt4pIGMp-2Ft1eVUMYQyogggOWClJPbYR2dWEx-2BxZA0su08UYJP-2BnqqawxpmeG7dW1YZs5HGwUt4HPLX9CK5Knk2eM898k2SLishrS2SnB9a-2FuTz09mSgNyeChMmP1b-2BcXcim-2Fn8WgwvRtzOOnv5L2f68ycRBDPuDqJnAmGvJf-2B-2B7K4-2BgP43XakVyNbyzaZyPGDApT8vO0KrFqyFOcYcZ-2F-2FiCtBD7DeAMHz6Afe4eJen-2FQRA-3D-3D ) Stephen Hawking, the brilliant British theoretical physicist who overcame a debilitating disease to publish wildly popular books probing the mysteries of the universe, has died, according to a family spokesman. He was 76. Considered by many to be the world's greatest living scientist, Hawking was also a cosmologist, astronomer, mathematician and author of numerous books, including the landmark "A Brief History of Time." With fellow physicist Roger Penrose, Hawking merged Einstein's theory of relativity with quantum theory to suggest that space and time would begin with the Big Bang and end in black holes. Hawking also discovered that black holes are not completely black but emit radiation and will likely eventually evaporate and disappear. Read More ( http://ablink.emailalerts.cnn.com/wf/click?upn=f2AqXM6NIZYqzYBc9jRUDUAN6UNETBbAORUf0oCoDIQDmUAPhuk2-2B-2BoWD87OE4Br79rXQfDvHmoSBcRSWxiFW03T6ExzuK8qfshMTL-2FQcgs-3D_a6oQc7tnfcb0GKvoO27fPkrQ0ATQyF1SDBXJOg7-2FbuQrM3ileKXtkbEkXyayRlAayh7KFlueBIlKVSZ26PvAqbDlobK4pGXahWmpNxt3UxN8uvXewGtWDFQbD6CtheH9Q-2BXXgDUK49DSeqVoLFocIy2VcsFU7FQ4Pz7VNTogq8aa-2B-2FA70w4bK9U3gpaRQHsIM1HTguRZ8yj7pHign0PQdLLo3S-2Fysn3bs7Umi9zyQmY06dL7cPENA1j-2BlsAruVKVB6hfVgjJTSIFDgtszaa1MzF1QVhH8nLPIz1cf3i4IVMXhcCnSuDSTkFf4JsySVZH-2F7LsstmScvDhYUZVJHeOuk6nDJ3TK0rEg4O5FiihXn-2Ff-2FaAEqmsKwBCjjtQvT8DbWRgSZva-2BbIfKnDacfku23huGgsVfuErP4P10neDAQ2P6NY7-2F8Vk6oSz9JWyVnXQivK3rxp0sTtiy2Kd3mm5daQ-3D-3D ) You have opted-in to receive this e-mail from CNN.com ( http://ablink.emailalerts.cnn.com/wf/click?upn=nlkd72qOXKnat-2FzVk5NxzJXTWccccYhTzaEj4HtVASU-3D_a6oQc7tnfcb0GKvoO27fPkrQ0ATQyF1SDBXJOg7-2FbuQrM3ileKXtkbEkXyayRlAayh7KFlueBIlKVSZ26PvAqZYLu8jYYywEWRFlOu7WxtivfK7UqCQ-2FKGnz3Md1mMZRkOVkouMPh7gMRiwgqF3hyWwhZwSJ1B2dwFtqvNEQ5mWx9K6PTN-2FEBjXoN44ku2wnMHsh1n-2FVfv0MQxujH984CBWXIVjgG5Tnt2s5fSa7zkcQM-2Ff4YDg7zOxeI2c9JxXkWuLnEE866f3kde3Imrr16Ng8ieVeFTRouI0EYYWRzXvtwiRFuukIBvIYm6StqxV1CzWRNO698hFfdwnRLqS-2FitG-2FP6qdzitlcSLwYnoAJS9Yu0bSFpGeV-2FYuy-2FPgaPKtXGU2h6x6s9VHCxWspIHt1KkO4IHAdxsNsRu4EgqWOCGVeJT4N-2BGg1HWJonLl-2BfhqbITnEiKx1iJ5SnnZZ9pDgQ-3D-3D ). One CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30303 © 2018 Cable News Network Unsubscribe from this list ( http://ablink.emailalerts.cnn.com/wf/click?upn=f2AqXM6NIZYqzYBc9jRUDec4Q3BoyooiSw83QwlDE0PZFFHMAHaYcMhsui0t-2B46KdwfTy5jBh4ABvGwqLog0vF0nM3YzQ4V7cpmsN-2F0Sw-2B3-2F4GbU2ddmMFlMzc28O-2FDPEBDk-2F9B7DwCcBwSz5SKQYRmjIsJ6y5m4H0meYOM9ENun7EdozEcrw8W59OrrTqOftljRfuBGBLxPcfCwXCdLdMeiHEqXHh8GB0xjanXvHJu5F3t58-2BPvzIYSsbqwZxbUj7tns2v3BDqVuGebpelm5ESE53px9aVIlfiHRthKilBXIUUrFVrSsFD75LynEIl6_a6oQc7tnfcb0GKvoO27fPkrQ0ATQyF1SDBXJOg7-2FbuQrM3ileKXtkbEkXyayRlAayh7KFlueBIlKVSZ26PvAqZ9fD8z7aNGE8j3Kbg2fkf30VyU1kzOtWOamzT175hqCx7gYlQQSE5xT-2BJJ99fAxUqGaYds1rAxVORxBekIt7k-2F6PzjTD5uO9-2F2ND1iR8KxMBJHKQVlMMTl-2B6J05es98y9Lu7LLHCBjS3HWa2Yj5tYLJfTUdrtS63RgimPsFil3OeUXtX8veNAepq3JfJDeVF4B2j3A0yh3zu6aByUbZNIKgxdR2ClQsoeN-2FBM3XYerS9bP3q-2FgWt0IZ07OdqKg6dF3ygpV4GZHW4Y-2F1Fu3TQHj45iMoJP9LitjGJY4H-2BkQ8Gg-2BcBe0GjuPYttsPUXkCdDxtLWlvWKWLUsRIc79q7P9Abn9zmUbKyhWRCODbmLXW54Kny-2Bdwf5RhFycy4ZqOpA-3D-3D )