Tag: Stephen Hawking
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As scientists, we step on the shoulders of science, building on the work that has come before us – aiming to inspire a new generation of young scientists to continue once we are gone.
Stephen Hawking
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Science predicts that many different kinds of universe will be spontaneously created out of nothing. It is a matter of chance which we are in.
Stephen Hawking
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It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years before I see the way forward. In the case of information loss and black holes, it was 29 years.
Stephen Hawking
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Among physicists, I’m respected I hope.
Stephen Hawking
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For years, my early work with Roger Penrose seemed to be a disaster for science. It showed that the universe must have begun with a singularity, if Einstein’s general theory of relativity is correct. That appeared to indicate that science could not predict how the universe would begin.
Stephen Hawking
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I want my books sold on airport bookstalls.
Stephen Hawking
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I was not a good student. I did not spend much time at college; I was too busy enjoying myself.
Stephen Hawking
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The fastest manned vehicle in history was Apollo 10. It reached 25,000 mph.
Stephen Hawking
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If you believe in science, like I do, you believe that there are certain laws that are always obeyed.
Stephen Hawking
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I don’t have much positive to say about motor neurone disease. But it taught me not to pity myself because others were worse off, and to get on with what I could still do.
Stephen Hawking