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Stephen Hawking was a British theoretical physicist best known for his contributions to theoretical physics described as groundbreaking. He dedicated his life to studying the cosmos. He is best known for his work on black holes, relativity, and quantum mechanics.
In the 1980s, he published a series of popular science articles in “Nature” on black holes and relativity theory. His research on black holes resulted in a profound shift in scientific understanding of the nature of space and time.
He was diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21 and wrote his first book, “A Brief History of Time,” in 1988. In addition to writing books and articles about cosmology, Hawking helped develop a theory that suggests black holes emit radiation.
On January 8, 1942, Stephen Hawking was born at Oxford University Hospital in Oxford, England, to Frank Hawking and Isobel Hawking (née Hume). He was diagnosed with ALS at the age of 22; an infection caused by polio left him paralyzed from muscle atrophy. He died on March 14, 2018, after a long battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease. He always will be one of the most famous people in the world of science.
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35 Inspirational Stephen Hawking Quotes
1. “It matters if you just don’t give up.” ― Stephen Hawking
2. “Science can lift people out of poverty and cure disease. That, in turn, will reduce civil unrest.” ― Stephen Hawking
3. “Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge.” ― Stephen Hawking
4. “One is always a long way from solving a problem until one actually has the answer.” ― Stephen Hawking
5. “One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist…Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.” ― Stephen Hawking
6. “The past, like the future, is indefinite and exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.” ― Stephen Hawking
7. “Quiet people have the loudest minds.” ― Stephen Hawking
8. “I have found far greater enthusiasm for science in America than here in Britain. There is more enthusiasm for everything in America.” ― Stephen Hawking
9. “Time and space are finite in extent, but they don’t have any boundary or edge. They would be like the surface of the earth, but with two more dimensions.” – Stephen Hawking
10. “Although I cannot move and I have to speak through a computer, in my mind I am free.” ― Stephen Hawking
11. “I believe alien life is quite common in the universe, although intelligent life is less so. Some say it has yet to appear on planet Earth.” ― Stephen Hawking
12. “I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions. Occasionally, I find an answer.” ― Stephen Hawking
13. “You cannot understand the glories of the universe without believing there is some Supreme Power behind it.” ― Stephen Hawking
14. “Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.” ― Stephen Hawking
15. “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.” ― Stephen Hawking
16. “I don’t think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space.” ― Stephen Hawking
17. “People who boast about their IQ are losers.” ― Stephen Hawking
18. “We each exist for but a short time, and in that time explore but a small part of the whole universe.” – Stephen Hawking
19. “People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.” ― Stephen Hawking
20. “I believe there are no questions that science can’t answer about a physical universe.” ― Stephen Hawking
21. “Science is increasingly answering questions that used to be the province of religion.” ― Stephen Hawking
22. “Mankind’s greatest achievements have come about by talking and its greatest failures by not talking. It doesn’t have to be like this.” ― Stephen Hawking
23. “It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value.” ― Stephen Hawking
24. “Many people find the universe confusing — it’s not.” ― Stephen Hawking
25. “However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.” ― Stephen Hawking
26. “Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.” ― Stephen Hawking
27. “God may exist, but science can explain the universe without the need for a creator.” ― Stephen Hawking
28. “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” ― Stephen Hawking
29. “My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.” – Stephen Hawking
30. “It’s the gravity that shapes the large scale structure of the universe, even though it is the weakest of four categories of forces.” ― Stephen Hawking
31. “In my opinion, there is no aspect of reality beyond the reach of the human mind.” ― Stephen Hawking
32. “Science is not only a disciple of reason but also one of romance and passion.” ― Stephen Hawking
33. “People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.” ― Stephen Hawking
34. “To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.” ― Stephen Hawking
35. “Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.” ― Stephen Hawking
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