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Sooner or later disasters such as an asteroid collision or a nuclear war could wipe us all out, But once we spread out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe.

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Stephen Hawking
Age: 76 †
Born: 1942
Born: January 8
Died: 2018
Died: March 14
Astronomer
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Mathematician
Non-Fiction Writer
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Stephen William Hawking
S. W. Hawking
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