英國天體物理學家史蒂芬.霍金(Stephen Hawking)於今日逝世,享壽76歲。他生平最有名的著作為《時間簡史》,介紹宇宙的起源和發展原理,被翻譯成40多種語言,銷售1000餘萬冊;另外,他與潘洛斯(Roger Penrose)共同提出的「奇點定理」,以及「霍金輻射」,也都是天體物理學上劃時代的理論。
霍金生前長年受到「漸凍症」困擾,即使身體萎縮癱瘓到只能仰賴電子語音合成器與人溝通,仍然堅持努力研究,也經常在媒體露面,說出許多為世人帶來啟發的名言。以下為《動新聞》所整理的霍金經典語錄:
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當我們從外太空看地球,我們人類是一體的,我們看到的是團結的地球,而不是分裂的。這個簡單的意象發人深省,一個星球,只有一種人類。我們在同一個星球上,需要彼此包容尊重的生活。
When we see the Earth from space, we see ourselves as a whole, we see the unity and not the divisions. It is such a simple image with a compelling message, one planet, one human race. We are here together, and we need to live together with tolerance and respect.
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討論上帝能不能超越科學法則沒有意義,我們應該關心的是,上帝對我們實際居住的宇宙做了哪些。
I don't think it is very useful to speculate on what God might or might not be able to do, rather we should examine what he actually does with the Universe we live in.
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如果我們人類一直侷限在地球上,遲早會滅亡的。
If we remain confined to our planet of Earth, sooner or later we will destroy ourselves.
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我認為全面發展人工智慧,會造成人類滅亡。
I think the development of full artificial intelligence could spell end of the human race.
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M理論是一種萬物理論,它解釋了宇宙如何從一無所有,在經過大霹靂後變成現在的樣子,還有宇宙如何依這個理論讓萬物運作。
M Theory is the theory of everything that explains how the Universe was created out of nothing in the Big Bang, and how it behaves now that governs everything we think and do.
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炫耀智商的人都是魯蛇。
People who boast about their IQ are losers.
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保持好奇心,這樣即使生活看起來很困苦,你還是可以找到你擅長的事,而且獲得成功。
Be curious, and how very difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
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