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
It is very important for young people keep their sense of wonder and keep asking why.
People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
I believe the simplest explanation is, there is no God. No one created the universe and no one directs our fate. This leads me to a profound realization that there probably is no heaven and no afterlife either. We have this one life to appreciate the grand design of the universe and for that, I am extremely grateful.
There is no unique picture of reality.
We are only the temporary custodians of the particles which we are made of. They will go on to lead a future existence in the enormous universe that made them
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.
I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.
Quiet people have the loudest minds.
Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don't just give up.
The lesson of the book is that the universe is governed by the laws of science.
One big contribution my father [Stephen Hawking] has made is to show that having a disability does not bar you from leading a full and eventful life.
Many badly needed goals, like fusion and cancer cure, would be achieved much sooner if we invested more [in scientific education and research].
There are plenty of dead scientists I admire, but I can't think of any living ones. This is probably because it is only in retrospect that one can see who made the important contributions.