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2025-06-26 11:03:31 509 views 211 comments

989 Archivesnews that legendary physicist Stephen Hawking passed away on Wednesday morning brought a flood of tributes.

SEE ALSO: Not just a brilliant scientist, Stephen Hawking was a pop culture juggernaut

Everyone from scientists who admired him to celebrities who worked alongside him took to social media to express their sadness, share their stories and pay their respects to one of the world's most celebrated minds.

Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar for his performance as a young Stephen Hawking in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything, was one of them.

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Mashable ImageEddie Redmayne won a number of awards for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking. Credit: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images

"We have lost a truly beautiful mind, an astonishing scientist and the funniest man I have ever had the pleasure to meet," said Redmayne in a statement sent to Mashable.

"My love and thoughts are with his extraordinary family."


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