Physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
He became world renowned for his work around black holes and relativity.
He was given only a few years to live when diagnosed in the 1960s with a rare form of motor neurone disease.
Stephen Hawking wrote a number of science books, including A Brief History of Time which sold millions of copied worldwide.
His life was turned into the film The Theory of Everything, in which he was played by Eddie Redmayne.
UK correspondent Olly Barratt says his work took physics to the mainstream.
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He became world renowned for his work around black holes and relativity.
He was given only a few years to live when diagnosed in the 1960s with a rare form of motor neurone disease.
Stephen Hawking wrote a number of science books, including A Brief History of Time which sold millions of copied worldwide.
His life was turned into the film The Theory of Everything, in which he was played by Eddie Redmayne.
UK correspondent Olly Barratt says his work took physics to the mainstream.
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UK correspondent Olly Barratt says his motor neurone disease didn't stop him.
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