Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSAis an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. His scientific works include a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set forth a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth8 January 1942
CityOxford, England
If I had a time machine, I'd visit Marilyn Monroe in her prime or drop in on Galileo as he turned his telescope to the heavens.
It's a pity that nobody has found an exploding black hole. If they had, I would have won a Nobel prize.
Theoretical physics is one of the few fields in which being disabled is no handicap - it is all in the mind.
I have wondered about time all my life.
Cambridge is one of the best universities in the world, especially in my field.
According to 'M' theory, ours is not the only universe. Instead, 'M' theory predicts that a great many universes were created out of nothing.
My work and my family are very important to me.
I was not a good student. I did not spend much time at college; I was too busy enjoying myself.
I put a lot of effort into writing A Briefer History at a time when I was critically ill with pneumonia because I think that it's important for scientists to explain their work, particularly in cosmology. This now answers many questions once asked of religion.
However, one cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.
All the evidence shows that God was actually quite a gambler, and the universe is a great casino, where dice are thrown, and roulette wheels spin on every occasion
Earth might one day soon resemble the planet Venus.
Even if it turns out that time travel is impossible, it is important that we understand why it is impossible.
The missing link in cosmology is the nature of dark matter and dark energy.