‘The Big Bang Theory’ Recalls The Time with Stephen Hawking with a Throwback Photo

Stephen Hawking, the great physicist who was also known as the father of cosmology, passed away peacefully at his Cambridge home at the age of 76.

Hawking defied the odds, surviving more than 50 years longer than doctors predicted after he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was eventually left paralyzed and unable to speak, relying on a speech-generating device to communicate.

Hawking was known for his sense of humour and positive perspective towards life despite all the hardships he faced throughout his life after the ALS diagnosis. When the world was mourning his passing, the ‘The Big Bang Theory’ cast also paid their respect and reminisced the time they had spent with him during an episode of the show.

Series 05 Episode 21 – The Hawking Excitation

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On one 2012 episode, he asks to meet Sheldon because of a paper he wrote. Little did Sheldon know that Hawking did so to tell him his thesis was wrong because of an arithmetic mistake.

The Tweet that Featured a Behind The Scene Photo of Hawking from The Set of TBBT

The ‘TBBT’ cast shared a behind-the-scenes photo from his appearance with the caption which read "In loving memory of Stephen Hawking. It was an honor to have him on The #BigBangTheory. Thank you for inspiring us and the world."

Mayim Bialik Gave Her Farewell to Hawking in Her Signature Amy Style

Mayim Bialik, who plays Sheldon's fiancée Amy Farrah Fowler, payed tribute as well in her own post. "As we near Pi day (3.14) I join the global community in mourning the loss of the greatest physicist of our era. #StephenHawking is free from the physical constraints of this earthly condition we all exist in and he is soaring above us now marveling at it all."