I want to know why the universe exists, why there is something greater than nothing. Stephen Hawking existgreatuniverse Change image and share on social
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 daydesigndiscover share on social
We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet. Stephen Hawking dangerdestroygreed Change image and share on social
Imaginary time is a new dimension, at right angles to ordinary, real time. Stephen Hawking angledimensionimaginary Change image and share on social
When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have. Stephen Hawking appreciateexpectationreduce Change image and share on social
A few years ago, the city council of Monza, Italy, barred pet owners from keeping goldfish in curved bowls... saying that it is cruel to keep a fish in a bowl with curved sides because, gazing out, the fish would have a distorted view of reality. But how do we know we have the true, undistorted picture of reality? Stephen Hawking agobarbowl share on social
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. Stephen Hawking arbitrarydivinelyevent share on social