One of the few to decline Knighthood .... he shall be sorely missed. "We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the universe. That makes us something very special." - Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking’s Final Resting Place Is Among Some Of The Greatest Scientists In History Interment inside Westminster Abbey is a rarely bestowed honor. LONDON (Reuters) - British physicist Stephen Hawking is to take his place among some of the greatest scientists in history when his ashes are interred inside Westminster Abbey, close to the graves of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.