Stephen Hawking: best quotes from the pioneering physicist

Bon mots from the professor known for his sense of humour as well as scientific brilliance

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Professor Stephen Hawking, who died earlier this year, was perhaps best known for his groundbreaking work on relativity and black holes. But he also wrote a number of popular books including A Brief History of Time, which remained on The Sunday Times best-seller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks.

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