knowledge Quotes

There is nothing bigger or older than the universe.

We are all now connected by the Internet, like neurons in a giant brain.

Evolution has ensured that our brains just aren't equipped to visualise 11 dimensions directly. However, from a purely mathematical point of view it's just as easy to think in 11 dimensions, as it is to think in three or four.

We think we have solved the mystery of creation. Maybe we should patent the universe and charge everyone royalties for their existence.

Only black holes of very low mass would emit a significant amount of radiation.

Imaginary time is a new dimension, at right angles to ordinary, real time.

My discovery that black holes emit radiation raised serious problems of consistency with the rest of physics. I have now resolved these problems, but the answer turned out to be not what I expected.

It now appears that the way the universe began can indeed be determined, using imaginary time.

When we understand string theory, we will know how the universe began. It won't have much effect on how we live, but it is important to understand where we come from and what we can expect to find as we explore.

I had a bet with Gordon Kane of Michigan University that the Higgs particle wouldn't be found.