CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom: Film stars, supermodels, comics and astronomers joined Stephen Hawking's family and friends for his funeral in Cambridge Saturday, the city where he dedicated his life's work to unravelling the mysteries of the universe. Hundreds packed the streets and applauded when Hawking's coffin arrived, carried by six porters from his university college, Gonville and Caius. (AFP photo)White lilies representing the universe and white roses for the polar star were placed on Hawking's oak coffin. (AFP photo)"He was very humble, very modest, but his thinking is far, far ahead. Mike Meylan, a New Zealand mathematics professor visiting Cambridge University, brought his children to explain Hawking's genius.

Source: New Strait Times April 01, 2018 02:03 UTC