British scientist Stephen Hawking dead at age 76

FT ONLINE

Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking has died at age 76, a family spokesman said Wednesday.

"We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today," professor Hawking's children, Lucy, Robert, and Tim said in a statement carried by Britain's Press Association news agency.

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