British scientist Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76. This was reported by representatives of the Hawking family early on Wednesday, March 14.

"We are deeply saddened by the fact that our beloved father died today," the British media quoted the statement of the children of Hawking Lucy, Robert and Tim.

Hawking was considered the most famous theoretical physicist of our time.

His book "A Brief History of Time", published in 1988, became an international bestseller, making Hawking one of the most famous figures of science since the time of Albert Einstein.

In the early 1960s, Hawking began to show signs of lateral amphyotrophic sclerosis, which resulted in paralysis. Contrary to the predictions of doctors who claimed that Hawking had to live for several years, he lived with this disease for more than 50 years. This is reported by Deutsche Welle.