Another thing that's downright nasty: a certain academician ended up feuding with Yang because of some collider business. They cut ties, didn't even show up or send a blessing for Yang's big birthday. But this guy, knowing full well the news was bogus, still spread the quote in public.
Back then he pretended to praise Yang, but within hours, a long article from his university's media came out to refute it. The article looked like it was criticizing the lack of evidence in his remarks, but in reality, it was busy tearing Yang apart. Honestly, the guy's intentions deserve condemnation.
Back to topic.
In short.
Hawking wasn't some hack who got famous just by milking tragedy. The guy actually carved out a place in physics with his own skills.
Maybe, years later, when the holographic principle really shines, we'll remember the first person who calculated black hole entropy radiation.
And the time travel party—that was one of his most famous experiments later in life.
