Stephen W. Hawking: Why We Should Go Into Space
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Dr. Hawking previously gave a preliminary version of this same talk on the occasion of NASA's 50th anniversary, and his daughter Lucy also spoke on that occasion. The transcript and a rare video of those talks are available on NASA's web site.
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Stephen W. Hawking holds the Lucasian Professorship at Cambridge University (the professorship once held by Sir Isaac Newton) and is the Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar at Caltech. For the past 45 years he has been a world leader in research on black holes, the birth of the universe, and the nature of space, time, and gravity.
Professor Hawking has given the world breathtaking insights into the birth of the universe, the deaths of black holes, and the future of the human race. His worldwide bestseller A Brief History of Time is a landmark in science writing.
This talk by Professor Hawking is intended for a general audience, and is a unique opportunity to see him in person and be immersed in his mind's world.
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