World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76

Summary World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76 He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge early on Wednesday The Briton was known for his work with black holes and relativity He suffered from a rare form of motor neurone disease The illness left him in a wheelchair and he learned to communicate through a voice synthesiser His life story was dramatised in the award-winning film The Theory of Everything Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar for his portrayal, said: "We have lost a truly beautiful mind." https://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/msnbc/components/photo/_new/a_3k_brown_hawking_130501.nbcnews-ux-1080-600.jpg