Stephen Hawking

Born :8 January 1942

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A British theoretical physicist and author. Stephen Hawking born on 8th January 1942. As of today 7th May 2025 , we have thoughtfully curated a selection of 68 powerful, inspirational, and motivational quotes - carefully handpicked from an extensive archive of life lessons and timeless wisdom. This legendary quote writer was born in english and went on to share won inspiring words with the world, leaving behind a global legacy that transcends borders.

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Quotes of Stephen Hawking

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No one can resist the idea of a crippled genius.

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?

I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.

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.

I believe in universal health care. And I am not afraid to say so.

Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge

All my adult life people have been helping me.

I used to think information was destroyed in black hole. This was my biggest blunder, or at least my biggest blunder in science.

Obviously, because of my disability, I need assistance. But I have always tried to overcome the limitations of my condition and lead as full a life as possible. I have traveled the world, from the Antarctic to zero gravity.

The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract.

I don't want to write an autobiography because I would become public property with no privacy left.

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.

There is a real danger that computers will develop intelligence and take over. We urgently need to develop direct connections to the brain so that computers can add to human intelligence rather than be in opposition.

Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very beautiful, would contain no one able to wonder at that beauty.

Using e-mail, I can communicate with scientists all over the world.

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

Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales.

God not only plays dice, but also sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

The radiation left over from the Big Bang is the same as that in your microwave oven but very much less powerful. It would heat your pizza only to minus 271.3*C - not much good for defrosting the pizza, let alone cooking it.

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