World-Renowned Physicist Stephen Hawking Dead At 76

Physicist and scientist Dr. Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76 according to a family spokesman.

Hawking, who has suffered from ALS from the age of 21, was the author of 'A Brief History of Time' among others.

This statement came from his children:

He was a great scientist... whose work and legacy will live on for many years.