Why Stephen Hawking was also king of the takedown

John Plunkett. Updated March 14th, 2018

Along with the stuff you already know about, like writing A Brief History of Time, shaping the path of modern cosmology and inspiring millions to take an interest in science, Stephen Hawking was also rather good at this sort of thing.

Here’s why Hawking, who has died aged 79, was king of the takedown – in 4 parts.

Boom! (Like the big bang, just a bit quieter).

rip stephen hawking, a brilliant mind and deliverer of sick burns pic.twitter.com/v7vQZXHiKJ

— Nicole Zhu (@nicolelzhu) March 14, 2018

One of the best things about Stephen Hawking was his fantastic sense of humour. Here's one of the last examples of this. Sad day. RIP https://t.co/NFqaTcgTeq

— Chris Scullion (@scully1888) March 14, 2018

https://twitter.com/NumbrRumblr/status/973784127685132288

And here’s his interview with John Oliver in full, from 2014.

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