Odlazak genijalnog uma: Umro slavni fizičar Stephen Hawking
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A kiss for scientist and theorist Stephen Hawking from his new bride Elaine Mason after their civil wedding September 15, 1995. Picture taken September 15, 1995. REUTERS/Paul Bates| Foto: Paul Bates
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A kiss for scientist and theorist Stephen Hawking from his new bride Elaine Mason after their civil wedding September 15, 1995. Picture taken September 15, 1995. REUTERS/Paul Bates | Foto: Paul Bates
A kiss for scientist and theorist Stephen Hawking from his new bride Elaine Mason after their civil wedding September 15, 1995. Picture taken September 15, 1995. REUTERS/Paul Bates| Foto: Paul Bates
FILE PHOTO: British physicist Stephen Hawking delivers a lecture on "The Origin of the Universe" at the Heysel conference hall in Brussels May 20, 2007. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File photo| Foto: Francois Lenoir
FILE PHOTO: British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking (R) and his wife Elaine pose in front of the San Lorenzo beach in the northern Spanish city of Gijon April 10, 2005. REUTERS/Alonso Gonzales/File Photo| Foto: Eloy Alonso
FILE PHOTO: Stephen Hawking, one of the world's leading theoretical physicist, attends a news conference at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology during his six-day visit to Hong Kong June 13, 2006. REUTERS/Paul Yeung/File Photo| Foto: Paul Yeung
FILE PHOTO: Professor Stephen Hawking speaks at a media event to launch a global science initiative at The Royal Society in London, Britain, July 20, 2015. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo| Foto: Neil Hall
FILE PHOTO: Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking addresses a public meeting in Cape Town May 11, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo| Foto: Mike Hutchings
FILE PHOTO: British scientist and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking attends a launch event for a new award for science communication, called the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication, in London, Britain December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo| Foto: Toby Melville
FILE PHOTO: Physicist Stephen Hawking sits on stage during an announcement of the Breakthrough Starshot initiative with investor Yuri Milner in New York April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo| Foto: Lucas Jackson
FILE PHOTO: British physicist Stephen Hawking answers questions during an interview in Orlando, Florida April 25, 2007. REUTERS/Charles W Luzier/File Photo| Foto: Charles W Luzier
FILE PHOTO: Stephen Hawking arrives at the UK premiere of the film "The Theory of Everything" which is based around his life, at a cinema in central London, Britain, December 9, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/File Photo| Foto: Andrew Winning
FILE PHOTO: British astrophysicist Professor Stephen Hawking and his wife Elaine (R) visit the stand of German bookseller Rowohlt at the Frankfurt book fair, October 19, 2005. REUTERS/Alex Grimm/File Photo| Foto: ALEX GRIMM
FILE PHOTO: Physicist Stephen Hawking sits on stage during an announcement of the Breakthrough Starshot initiative with investor Yuri Milner in New York April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo| Foto: Lucas Jackson
FILE PHOTO: British musician and astrophysicist Brian May holds a medal as he attends a launch event for a new award for science communication, called the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication, in London in Britain December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File photo| Foto: Toby Melville
FILE PHOTO: Former South African President Nelson Mandela (R) meets theoretical physicist professor Stephen Hawking at Mandela's Foundation office in Johannesburg May 15, 2008. Pool/via REUTERS/File photo| Foto: POOL New
FILE PHOTO: Jane Wilde Hawking kisses her ex-husband Stephen Hawking as she arrives at the UK premiere of the film "The Theory of Everything" which is based around Stephen Hawking's life, at a cinema in central London December 9, 2014. Actors Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, who play Stephen and Jane in the film, look on. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/File| Foto: Andrew Winning
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Queen Elizabeth (L) meets Stephen Hawking during a reception for Leonard Cheshire Disability charity at St James's Palace in London May 29, 2014. Jonathan Brady/Pool via REUTERS/File photo| Foto: POOL New
FILE PHOTO: Microsoft President Bill Gates (L), accompanied by University Vice-Chancellor Professor Alec Broers, meets Professor Stephen Hawking on a visit to Cambridge University October 7, 1997. REUTERS/Stringer/File photo| Foto: Stringer .
FILE PHOTO: Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and his daughter Lucy arrive at the British Academy of Film and Arts (BAFTA) awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London February 8, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File photo| Foto: Suzanne Plunkett
FILE PHOTO: CEO of ZERO-G Peter Diamandis (L) and British physicist Stephen Hawking stand on lift truck after his flight at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 26, 2007. REUTERS/Charles W Luzier/File photo| Foto: Charles W Luzier
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to scientist Stephen Hawking during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, August 12, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File photo| Foto: Jason Reed
