Most people don't have time to master the very mathematical details of theoretical physics. Stephen Hawking detailmastermathematical Change image and share on social
Theoretical physics is one of the few fields in which being disabled is no handicap - it is all in the mind. Stephen Hawking disablefieldhandicap Change image and share on social
I used to think information was destroyed in black hole. This was my biggest blunder, or at least my biggest blunder in science. Stephen Hawking bigblackblunder Change image and share on social
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 afraidafterlifebrain Change image and share on social
There's no way to remove the observer - us - from our perceptions of the world. Stephen Hawking observerperceptionremove Change image and share on social
I don't care much for equations myself. This is partly because it is difficult for me to write them down, but mainly because I don't have an intuitive feeling for equations. Stephen Hawking caredifficultequation Change image and share on social
My discovery that black holes emit radiation raised serious problems of consistency with the rest of physics. I have now resolved these problems, but the answer turned out to be not what I expected. Stephen Hawking answerblackconsistency Change image and share on social
Using e-mail, I can communicate with scientists all over the world. Stephen Hawking communicatemailscientist Change image and share on social
I can't disguise myself with a wig and dark glasses - the wheelchair gives me away. Stephen Hawking darkdisguiseglass Change image and share on social
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 computercountcreate share on social