Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist and one of the most brilliant minds of his time, has died at the age of 76.

Hawking wrote international best-seller "A Brief History of Time" about the mysteries of space, time and black holes, and he was the Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. Hawking once said, "I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first".

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for Stephen?

Let Stephen's interests inspire you - space, the cosmos, black holes, time, the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, etc.

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

The Beatles - Across The Universe
Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking - A Glorious Dawn
Metric - The Void
J Dilla - E=MC2
Liz Phair - Supernova
The Chemical Brothers - Galaxy Bounce
Steve Eydie - Black Hole Sun
Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
Guided By Voices - I Am A Scientist