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
Stephen Hawking quotes about
The Universe in a Nutshell
thus, in a sense, we are all doomed. even if we stay away from black holes
The media need superheroes in science just as in every sphere of life, but there is really a continuous range of abilities with no clear dividing line.
We got through all of Genesis and part of Exodus before I left. One of the main things I was taught from this was not to begin a sentence with And. I pointed out that most sentences in the Bible began with And, but I was told that English had changed since the time of King James. In that case, I argued, why make us read the Bible? But it was in vain. Robert Graves was very keen on the symbolism and mysticism in the Bible at that time.
In this way, Edwin Hubble worked out the distances to nine different galaxies. We now know that our galaxy is only one of some hundred thousand million that can be seen using modern telescopes, each galaxy itself containing some hundred thousand million stars.
Many people do not like the idea that time has a beginning, probably because it smacks of divine intervention.
Maybe I don't have the most common kind of motor neuron disease, which usually kills in two or three years.
Among physicists, I'm respected I hope.
It was recently discovered that research causes cancer in rats.
The victim should have the right to end his life, if he wants. But I think it would be a great mistake. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there's life, there is hope.
A zero-gravity flight is a first step toward space travel.
At times, I get very lonely because people are afraid to talk to me or don't wait for me to write a response. I'm shy and tongue-tied at times. I find it difficult to talk to people who I don't know.
No one undertakes research in physics with the intention of winning a prize. It is the joy of discovering something no one knew before.
Philosophers have not kept up with modern developments in science. Particularly physics.