Quotes by Stephen Hawking

About Stephen Hawking:

Stephen William Hawking is an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. His scientific works include a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set forth a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He is a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Stephen Hawking

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

Our population and our use of the finite resources of planet Earth are growing exponentially, along with our technical ability to change the environment for good or ill.

Stephen Hawking

In Britain, like most of the developed world, stem-cell research is regarded as a great opportunity. America will be left behind if it doesn't change policy.

Stephen Hawking

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.

Stephen Hawking

I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.

Stephen Hawking

There is no heaven or afterlife for broken-down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.

Stephen Hawking

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.

Stephen Hawking

Computers double their performance every month.

Stephen Hawking

I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.

Stephen Hawking

I was born on January 8, 1942, exactly three hundred years after the death of Galileo. I estimate, however, that about two hundred thousand other babies were also born that day. I don't know whether any of them was later interested in astronomy.

Stephen Hawking

It was Einstein's dream to discover the grand design of the universe, a single theory that explains everything. However, physicists in Einstein's day hadn't made enough progress in understanding the forces of nature for that to be a realistic goal.

Stephen Hawking

As Irving Good realised in 1965, machines with superhuman intelligence could repeatedly improve their design even further, triggering what Vernor Vinge called a 'singularity.'

Stephen Hawking

Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

Stephen Hawking

God is the name people give to the reason we are here. But I think that reason is the laws of physics rather than someone with whom one can have a personal relationship. An impersonal God.

Stephen Hawking

God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen.

Stephen Hawking

Before we understand science, it is natural to believe that God created the universe.

Stephen Hawking

I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws.

Stephen Hawking

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

Stephen Hawking

What was God doing before the divine creation?

Stephen Hawking

'The Simpsons' appearances were great fun. But I don't take them too seriously. I think 'The Simpsons' have treated my disability responsibly.

Stephen Hawking

Author Bio

  • NameStephen Hawking
  • DescriptionBritish theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author
  • AliasesStephen William Hawking
  • BornJanuary 8, 1942
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionTheoretical Physicist; Cosmologist; Astrophysicist; Mathematician; Astronomer; Educationist; Science Writer
  • AwardsAlbert Einstein Medal; Wolf Prize In Physics; Copley Medal; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Fundamental Physics Prize; Order Of The Companions Of Honour; Eddington Medal; Dannie Heineman Prize For Mathematical Physics; Gold Medal Of The Royal Astronomical Society; Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Naylor Prize And Lectureship; Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture; Hughes Medal; Royal Society Prizes For Science Books; Albert Medal; Franklin Medal; Lilienfeld Prize; Michelson–Morley Award; Fonseca Prize; Pius XI Medal; Maxwell Medal And Prize; Dirac Medal (IOP); Adams Prize; Andrew Gemant Award; The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal; NSS Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award; Princess Of Asturias Award - Concord; Honorary Degree; Doctor Honoris Causa