Stephen Hawking: So here's how it all happened without God
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In a speech in Pasadena, Calif., the famed physicist wonders what God was doing before the universe was created and says he's grateful that he wasn't subject to a church inquisition. Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (Listeni/ˈstiːvən
ˈhɔːkɪŋ/; born 8 January 1942) is an English theoretical physicist,
cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical
Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. His scientific works include a
collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the
framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black
holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to
set forth a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of
relativity and quantum mechanics. He is a vigorous supporter of the many-worlds
interpretation of quantum mechanics.
He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a
lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and a recipient of the
Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States.
Hawking was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of
Cambridge between 1979 and 2009 and has achieved commercial success with works
of popular science in which he discusses his own theories and cosmology in
general; his book A Brief History of Time appeared on the British Sunday Times
best-seller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks.
Hawking has a rare early-onset, slow-progressing form of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as motor neurone disease in
the UK and as Lou Gehrig's Disease in the US, that has gradually paralysed him
over the decades. He now communicates using a single cheek muscle
attached to a speech-generating device. Source of WikiPedia