Here's Proof That Stephen Hawking Was Always Destined To Be A Man Of Science

Stephen Hawking was a pioneer of his time, unraveling the mysteries of the universe and laying them out in patterns easy for laymen to understand.

He follows in the footsteps of great scientists before him, and you'd be surprised in how many ways that's true.

Hawking passed away at the age of 76 last year after a prolonged battle with the motor degenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. He left behind two ex-wives, three children, and a number of grandchildren.

The thing that's intriguing though is the coincidence surrounding Hawking's death, particularly the date. He passed away on March 14 last year. That's 3/14 or Pi day, so named because it consists of the first three digits of the mathematical constant. Additionally, March 14 is also the birth anniversary of the late great Albert Einstein himself, another theoretical physicist of legendary renown.

Last of all, March 14 last year was also the 300th death anniversary of Galileo Galilei. In case you need a refresher, he wasn't just a mention in Bohemian Rhapsody. Galileo was the Italian astronomer so accomplished he's known as the father of modern physics. In fact, he's responsible for everything from confirming the phases of Venus, to observing the four largest satellites of Jupiter and of Saturn, and the analysis of sunspots.

That's three genius minds through the centuries, and all of them physicists, connected through a single fateful day. You can't be sure about these things, but you can imagine Hawking went to a better place when he died.

In fact, he's probably sitting at a table floating through the time-dilated eye of a black hole right now, sipping a drink and chatting about the theory of everything with Einstein and Galileo.