Stephen Hawking Quotes

English - Physicist | January 8, 1942 - March 14, 2018

The fastest manned vehicle in history was Apollo 10. It reached 25,000 mph.

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It's a pity that nobody has found an exploding black hole. If they had, I would have won a Nobel prize.

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I have visited Japan several times and have always been shown wonderful hospitality.

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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.

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I had not expected 'A Brief History of Time' to be a best seller. It was my first popular book and aroused a great deal of interest. Initially, many people found it difficult to understand. I therefore decided to try to write a new version that would be easier to follow.

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We are the product of quantum fluctuations in the very early universe.

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I enjoy all forms of music - pop, classical and opera.

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We think that life develops spontaneously on Earth, so it must be possible for life to develop on suitable planets elsewhere in the universe. But we don't know the probability that a planet develops life.

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Most people don't have time to master the very mathematical details of theoretical physics.

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It's time to commit to finding the answer, to search for life beyond Earth. Mankind has a deep need to explore, to learn, to know. We also happen to be sociable creatures. It is important for us to know if we are alone in the dark.

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Cambridge is one of the best universities in the world, especially in my field.

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I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.

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