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"I used to think that information was destroyed in black holes. But the AdS/CFT correspondence led me to change my mind. This was my biggest blunder, or at least my biggest blunder in science."
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Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking
Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of the most prestigious academic posts in the world.
"I used to think that information was destroyed in black holes. But the AdS/CFT correspondence led me to change my mind. This was my biggest blunder, or at least my biggest blunder in science."
"Women. They are a complete mystery."
"It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value."
"There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win, because it works."
"If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didnt turn out well for the Native Americans. … We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldnt want to meet."
"My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus."