Stephen Hawking: Visionary physicist dies aged 76
Found on BBC News on Wednesday, 14 March 2018
The British scientist was famed for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several popular science books including A Brief History of Time.
They praised his "courage and persistence" and said his "brilliance and humour" inspired people across the world.
He's one of the few people everybody has heard about; although it's been rather quiet about him lately.