Stephen Hawking, the world-famous physicist and best-selling author known for his great mind as well as his self-determination in overcoming his physical disabilities, has died at age 76. His passing is a loss to the world of science to be sure, but Hawking was also one of the most famous fans to ever live. And his love for pop-culture sometimes combined with his celebrity to great effect, leading to several memorable cameos and guest appearances on a variety of TV shows including The Simpsons, Futurama and The Big Bang Theory. But it was his turn on Star Trek: The Next Generation that is perhaps his most touching, and appropriate, now that he has died.
The 1993 episode “Descent” opens with TNG’s resident android Data playing a game of cards with some of the greatest scientific minds of history: Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein… and Stephen Hawking. Of course, on the starship Enterprise this is totally feasible thanks to the holodeck, and Newton, Einstein and Hawking are actually holographic representations of their famed selves.
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The 1993 episode “Descent” opens with TNG’s resident android Data playing a game of cards with some of the greatest scientific minds of history: Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein… and Stephen Hawking. Of course, on the starship Enterprise this is totally feasible thanks to the holodeck, and Newton, Einstein and Hawking are actually holographic representations of their famed selves.
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