https://www.cnet.com/news/famed-physicist-stephen-hawking-dies-at-76/

Stephen Hawking, a renowned British theoretical physicist and cosmologist who sought to explain the universe to millions, died Tuesday at the age of 76, his family said late Tuesday.

"We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today," his children said in a statement to Sky News.  "He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years."