British scientist Stephen Hawking was forced to miss a scientific debate to mark his 70th birthday Sunday due to ill health but sent an upbeat message saying he was living at a “glorious time”.
As scientists and media gathered at Cambridge University for a symposium to mark Hawking’s birthday, vice-chancellor Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewic announced: “Stephen has been unwell and was only discharged from hospital on Friday.”
But in a pre-recorded message, the physicist urged participants to focus on his glittering career and the future of science rather than his struggles against illness.“It has been a glorious time to be alive and doing research in theoretical physics,” he said.
“We must also continue to go into space for the future of humanity,” he argued. “I don’t think we will survive another thousand years without escaping beyond our fragile planet.”
Tell that to the Republican Party. Please.
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