Because that other thread was becoming dildoes.
 
Please peruse the Wiki article on his acheivements, struggles and how he advanced technology for the disabled through sheer will and awesomesauce.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking
 
I will miss this man immensely and am not ashamed to admit to have shed a couple tears at the news of his absence.
 
Godspeed black holey provey robot voice guy.
 
Wish I could have met you.

An amazing fellow. To say the least.

One of the greatest phyisicsts since Einstein. Somehow, I thought he would live forever. At least his epic struggle with a devastating disease is over. I hope he's resting comfortably wherever he is. But not anywhere near Black Hole.

And now a new position has opened: world's smartest person.
 
Nominations?
(note: self-proclaimed stable geniuses will be vetted)
 
Candidates: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku 

The obvious choice......Kanye West

Ed.

Big loss for us  Fellow human who had a slightest grain understanding of what we are about  Must ask dogs what we are missing by having our sense of smell so crippled that we can't remotely comprehend what the universe is all about.

Goodbye hawking. He was no Feynman!

I'll just string this along a little further.

.....and that's no theory of relativity....
 
or is it?