sci-universe:

Happy 74th birthday to

Stephen Hawking!

Not a year has gone past when

Stephen Hawking’s achievements, both in terms of science and popular culture, have not made global headlines.
His work has revolutionized

theoretical physicis and cosmology, made him the Commander of the Order of the British Empire and earned the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom, all while his body suffers from

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). 

Here are some of his great thoughts and moments:

“Some people would claim that things like love, joy and beauty belong to a different category from science and can’t be described in scientific terms, but I think they can now be explained by the theory of evolution.”

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”

“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.”

“It is a waste of time to be angry about my disability. One has to get on with life and I haven’t done badly. People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.”

“I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.”