judgment to negotiate successfully, but i m an optimist. if we can avoid disaster for the next two centuries, our species should be safe as we spread into space. let s go live to london and bring in cnn s samuel burke. what will his legacy be, samuel? reporter: good morning. the fact that he merged einstein s theory of relativity with quantum theory to suggest that space and time begin with the big bang and end with black holes. even if you don t understand the science, it was clear to everyone that he defied the odds. he was diagnosed with als in 1963, given just a few years to live. he forged on from his wheelchair, using a voice synthesizer to bring science to the masses through media. tv shows, entertainment. ways to connect people to
times in the past have been a lesson of touch and go. the frequency of such occasions is likely to increase in the future. we shall need great care and judgment to negotiate successfully, but i m an optimist. if we can avoid disaster for the next two centuries, our species should be safe as we spread into space. cnn s samuel burke live with us from london. that voice, that synthesized voice, one of most recognizable on the planet. how will he be remembered? reporter: good morning, dave. without a doubt in the science world he ll be remembered for merging the theory of relativity from einstein with quantum theory that basically said the beginning of space and time, it starts with the big bang but ends with black holes. even if you didn t understand the science, what inspired so many about this man is he was diagnosed with als in 1963 and given only a few years to live.
seventy six his family says that he passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of wednesday hawking will be remembered for his groundbreaking work on black holes and working on a theory that was close to einstein s theory of relativity he also defied expectations living for more than fifty years with a motor neuron disease let s have a look back at his life. british theoretical physicist professor stephen hawking was known as much for his profound and witty comments as for his scientific discoveries a brilliant mind which endlessly explored time the universe and humanity s place within it s he communicated his theories through his famous for his synthesizer. diagnosed with a rare form of motor neuron disease during his post-graduate studies at cambridge
fool. indeed the source of martin luther king s inspiration was a book called the bible, which are quoted more than any hundred books combined. laura: we have actually a graphic of the speech were talking about, this term and you are talking about. martin luther king. moral principles have lost their distinctiveness. for modern man, absolute right and wrong are a matter of what the majority is doing. right and wrong are relative to likes and dislikes and the customs of a particular community. we have unconsciously applied einstein s theory of relativity, which properly describe the physical universe to the moral and ethical realm. this mentality has brought a tragic breakdown of moral standard in the midnight of moral degeneration deepens. antoine, i love that passage that lee put in his column toda today. he s right. you don t really hear dr. dr. king talking about moral relativism. i don t know what he was thinking about what happened to
fool. indeed the source of martin luther king s inspiration was a book called the bible, which are quoted more than any hundred books combined. laura: we have actually a graphic of the speech were talking about, this term and you are talking about. martin luther king. moral principles have lost their distinctiveness. for modern man, absolute right and wrong are a matter of what the majority is doing. right and wrong are relative to likes and dislikes and the customs of a particular community. we have unconsciously applied einstein s theory of relativity, which properly describe the physical universe to the moral and ethical realm. this mentality has brought a tragic breakdown of moral standard in the midnight of moral degeneration deepens. antoine, i love that passage that lee put in his column toda today. he s right. you don t really hear dr. dr. king talking about moral relativism. i don t know what he was thinking about what happened to