I Want To Know Why The Universe

I Have Sold More Books On Physics Than Madonna Has On Sex. [hawking Adopted This Statement From A Remark Made To Him By His Former Post-doc, Nathan Myhrvold.]

In Real Time, The Universe Has A Beginning And An End At Singularities That Form A Boundary To Space-time And At Which The Laws Of Science Break Down.

Physics As We Know It Will Be Over In Six Months - Max Born

The Downside Of My Celebrity Is That I Cannot Go Anywhere In The World Without Being Recognized. It Is Not Enough For Me To Wear Dark Sunglasses And A Wig. The Wheelchair Gives Me Away.

Ever Since The Dawn Of Civilization, People Have Not Been Content To See Events As Unconnected And Inexplicable. They Have Craved An Understanding Of The Underlying Order In The World. Today We Still Yearn To Know Why We Are Here And Where We Came From. Humanity's Deepest Desire For Knowledge Is Justification Enough For Our Continuing Quest. And Our Goal Is Nothing Less Than A Complete Description Of The Universe We Live In.