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- Born January 8, 1942
- Has written or co-written 14 books
- Diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at age 21
- Has used a voice synthesizer to speak since 1985
- 1988: First book, A Brief History of Time, published
- Has appeared on episodes of [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]], The Simpsons, Futurama and Masters of Science Fiction
- 2007: Flew on a zero-gravity jet
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Stephen Hawking is a world-renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician. Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge, a post he has held since 1979.
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Hawking's Voice
After a bout of pneumonia in 1985, Hawking underwent a tracheotomy which left him unable to speak. Since then, he has used a voice synthesizer and a computer to communicate and to write his books. In 2004, Hawking upgraded his voice synthesizer hardware andsoftware. -
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Stephen Hawking Quotes
- BBC News: Hawking takes zero-gravity flight (Quotes) (April 27, 2007)
- It was amazing. The zero-G part was wonderful and the higher-G part was no problem. I could have gone on and on. Space, here I come!
- I think the human race doesn't have a future if it doesn't go into space
- ThinkExist.com: Stephen Hawking quotes
- 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.
- We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
- All the evidence shows that God was actually quite a gambler, and the universe is a great casino, where dice are thrown, and roulette wheels spin on every occasion.
- When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have.
- The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.
- BrainyQuote: Stephen Hawking quotes
- 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?
- It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years before I see the way forward. In the case of information loss and black holes, it was 29 years.
- To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.
- The Quotations Page: Stephen Hawking quotes
- Equations are just the boring part of mathematics. I attempt to see things in terms of geometry.
- It is a waste of time to be angry about my disability. One has to get on with life and I haven't done badly. People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.
- The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
Stephen Hawking Quotes Questions
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What is the escape velocity problem associated with Black Holes? 1 AnswerIt really depends on distance from the black hole. Gravitational force goes as GmM/r^2 where m is the object mass, M is the black hole mass and r is the radius ... read more -
Does anyone know how Stephen Hawking is? 1 AnswerDr. Leonard Mlodinow, as a recent guest speaker on This Week In Science who is a personal friend of Mr. Hawking said he's doing okay, but still being treated fo... read more
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