Scientist Stephen Hawking Dead At Age 76

Joyce Grant — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 03:22:53 +0000

When we think of scientific geniuses, we may think of Albert Einstein, Marie Curie or Ada Lovelace. Stephen Hawking was right up there with the most brilliant minds of any generation. He passed away last week, at the age of 76.
It would take a book -- or a movie (there are both) -- to even scratch the surface of his accomplishments, his tremendous sense of humour, his influence on millions of people and the vast depths of his knowledge.

He helped the world better understand black holes and string theory. Black holes are extremely dense regions in space. We can't see them. In fact, we can understand what they are only by how they affect things around them. Hawking furthered our understanding of them and many other areas of physics. His groundbreaking work changed science forever.

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Paralympics In Rio, On Until Sept. 18

Joyce Grant — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 20:14:15 +0000

The Paralympic Games are running from Sept. 7 to 18 in Rio de Janeiro (known as "Rio"), Brazil.
More than 170 nations have athletes competing in the Paralympic Games.
The Paralympic Games follow the 2016 Summer Olympic Games which took place in Rio from Aug. 5 to 21.

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Paralympics In Rio, On Until Sept. 18