Stephen Hawking
English theoretical physicist and cosmologist (1942 to 2018), Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge from 1979 to 2009, known for his work on black holes and for A Brief History of Time.
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Their wordsThe real reason we are seeking a complete theory, is that we want to understand the universe and feel we are not just the victims of dark and mysterious forces.
↗Gödel and the End of Physics (lecture)hawking.org.uk 1st of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsThe standard model is clearly unsatisfactory in this respect. First of all, it is ugly and ad hoc.
↗Gödel and the End of Physics (lecture)hawking.org.uk 2nd of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsIt is therefore essential to have a fully consistent quantum theory of gravity, if we are to understand the universe.
↗Gödel and the End of Physics (lecture)hawking.org.uk 3rd of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsI'm now glad that our search for understanding will never come to an end, and that we will always have the challenge of new discovery. Without it, we would stagnate.
↗Gödel and the End of Physics (lecture)hawking.org.uk 4th of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsI think it is legitimate to take a broader view, and include externally transmitted information, as well as DNA, in the evolution of the human race.
↗Life in the Universe (lecture)hawking.org.uk 1st of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsNevertheless, I am sure that during the next century, people will discover how to modify both intelligence, and instincts like aggression.
↗Life in the Universe (lecture)hawking.org.uk 2nd of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsI discount suggestions that UFO's contain beings from outer space. I think any visits by aliens, would be much more obvious, and probably also, much more unpleasant.
↗Life in the Universe (lecture)hawking.org.uk 3rd of 4 in this piece
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Their wordsBut we should have been wary of answering back, until we have develop a bit further. Meeting a more advanced civilisation, at our present stage, might be a bit like the original inhabitants of America meeting Columbus.
↗Life in the Universe (lecture)hawking.org.uk 4th of 4 in this piece
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