Stephen Hawking

Country United Kingdom
Born Tuesday, 30 November -0001
Category
Quotes 55
Physicist
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Time travel used to be thought of as just science fiction, but Einstein's general theory of relativity allows for the possibility that we could warp space-time so much that you could go off in a rocket and return before you set out. Uncategorized
Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge. Uncategorized
All my adult life people have been helping me. Uncategorized
I think the brain is essentially a computer and consciousness is like a computer program. It will cease to run when the computer is turned off. Theoretically, it could be re-created on a neural network, but that would be very difficult, as it would require all one's memories. Uncategorized
I don't want to write an autobiography because I would become public property with no privacy left. Uncategorized
Evolution has ensured that our brains just aren't equipped to visualise 11 dimensions directly. However, from a purely mathematical point of view it's just as easy to think in 11 dimensions, as it is to think in three or four. Uncategorized
Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/stephen_hawking_2.html#UQgTze3I3gwJacmF.99 Uncategorized
There is no unique picture of reality. Uncategorized
It is generally recognised that women are better than men at languages, personal relations and multi-tasking, but less good at map-reading and spatial awareness. It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that women might be less good at mathematics and physics. Uncategorized
With genetic engineering, we will be able to increase the complexity of our DNA, and improve the human race. But it will be a slow process, because one will have to wait about 18 years to see the effect of changes to the genetic code. Uncategorized
We should seek the greatest value of our action. Uncategorized
People who boast about their I.Q. are losers. Uncategorized
The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to describe. Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing? Uncategorized
I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first. Uncategorized
Women. They are a complete mystery. Uncategorized
One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem. Uncategorized
To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Uncategorized
If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist. Uncategorized
Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe? Uncategorized
My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all. Uncategorized