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[-] HiobsTriops@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

Hawking was probably way more familiar with the works, achievements and maybe even personal anecdotes of everyone in this post than I could ever hope to be. Thus, sitting down with him feels like the best deal.

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

He could give lectures, but the computer massively slowed conversations. He also apparently had a bit of a temper. Some of his colleagues took to wearing steel toe cap shoes because of him (electric wheelchairs are heavy).

[-] lunarul@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Exactly what I was thinking. Plus he seemed to have a good sense of humor too. But on the other hand, it would take him much longer to respond to questions on the spot (usually he'd prepare answers ahead of time for interviews and such).

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