UK's May hails Hawking as 'brilliant and extraordinary mind'
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 14 March 2018
- Modified Date: 11:49 | 14 March 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday paid tribute to world-renowned British scientist Stephen Hawking as "a brilliant and extraordinary mind" whose legacy "will not be forgotten" after his death at the age of 76.
May wrote on her Twitter page that Hawking was "one of the great scientists of his generation", adding that "his courage, humour and determination to get the most from life was an inspiration".
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