Stephen Hawking

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The best evidence we have that time travel is not possible, and never will be, is that we have not been invaded by hordes of tourists from the future.

Stephen Hawking

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Time travel

Speaker

Stephen Hawking

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1991 1990s 20th century

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Hawking, Stephen. "The Future of the Universe." Jan. 1991, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, UK. Lecture.

What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe?...Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing?

Stephen Hawking

A Brief History of Time

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Topic

Laws of physics Existence of the universe Origin of the universe The universe

Author

Stephen Hawking

Source

A Brief History of Time

Genre

Scientific literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

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Hawking, Steven. A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes. Bantam Dell Publishing Group, 1988, conclusion.

If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason-for then we would know the mind of God.

Stephen Hawking

A Brief History of Time

On the question of why the universe exists.

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Topic

Origin of the universe The universe Physics

Author

Stephen Hawking

Source

A Brief History of Time

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Hawking, Steven. A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes. Bantam Dell Publishing Group, 1988, conclusion.

In effect, we have redefined the task of science to be the discovery of laws that will enable us to predict events up to the limits set by the uncertainty principle.

Stephen Hawking

A Brief History of Time

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Topic

Science

Author

Stephen Hawking

Source

A Brief History of Time

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Hawking, Steven. A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes. Bantam Dell Publishing Group, 1988, conclusion.