Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, his family has said.

史蒂芬·霍金已經(jīng)去世，享年76歲，他的家人透露。

The British theoretical physicist was known for his groundbreaking work with black holes and relativity, and was the author of several popular science books including A Brief History of Time.

這位英國理論物理學家因其開創(chuàng)性的黑洞與相對論作品而眾所周知，他還是幾本受到熱捧的科學書籍的作者，包括《時間簡史》。

His children, Lucy, Robert and Tim, said: "We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today.

他的孩子露西、羅伯特和蒂姆說道：“我們摯愛的父親今天去世了，我們十分悲傷。”

"He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years."

“他是一位偉大的科學家、一位杰出的人物，他的作品和遺產(chǎn)將會閃耀多年。”

They praised his "courage and persistence" and said his "brilliance and humour" inspired people across the world.

他們盛贊了霍金的“勇氣與毅力”，并稱他的“才華與幽默”激勵了全世界的人。

Factfile: Stephen Hawking

史蒂芬·霍金簡介

Born 8 January 1942 in Oxford, England

1942年1月8日，出生于英格蘭牛津

Earned place at Oxford University to read natural science in 1959, before studying for his PhD at Cambridge

1959年，被牛津大學錄取，攻讀自然科學，隨后被劍橋大學錄取，攻讀博士學位。

By 1963, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and given two years to live

1963年，被確診運動神經(jīng)元病，只能再活兩年。

Outlined his theory that black holes emit "Hawking radiation" in 1974

1974年，提出黑洞發(fā)出“霍金輻射”理論。

Published his book A Brief History of Time in 1988, which has sold more than 10 million copies

1988年，出版書籍《時間簡史》，銷量突破1000萬冊。

His life story was the subject of the 2014 film The Theory of Everything, starring Eddie Redmayne

他的人生經(jīng)歷成了2014年電影《萬物理論》的主題，該電影由埃迪·雷德梅尼主演。

The scientist gained popularity outside the academic world and appeared in several TV shows including The Simpsons, Red Dwarf and The Big Bang Theory.

霍金在學術(shù)圈外人氣很高，并曾現(xiàn)身幾個電視節(jié)目，包括《辛普森一家》、《紅矮星號》和《生活大爆炸》。