--- title: "3 Stephen W. Hawking Quotes - Famous Theoretical physicist" description: "British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)... | Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, a..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/stephen-w-hawking-84473_afraid-of-death_i-m-not-afraid-of-death-but-i-m-in-no-hu_378858.jpg" --- # Stephen W. Hawking (1942–2018) Theoretical Physicist **3** quotes in **26** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Stephen W. Hawking was a theoretical physicist. ## Quick Facts About Stephen W. Hawking Born January 8, 1942 Died March 14, 2018 Profession Theoretical Physicist ## About Stephen W. Hawking British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)... \| Stephen William Hawking was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. Between 1979 and 2009, he was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, widely viewed as one of th ## Quotes by Stephen W. Hawking > [“I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-w-hawking/i-m-not-afraid-of-death-but-i-m-in-no-hurry-to-die/) [Stephen W. Hawking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-w-hawking/) [Afraid of death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afraid-of-death/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/stephen-w-hawking-84473_afraid-of-death_i-m-not-afraid-of-death-but-i-m-in-no-hu_378858.jpg) > [“My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus." \[ The Science of Second-Guessing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-w-hawking/my-expectations-were-reduced-to-zero-when-i-was-21-everything-since-2/) [Stephen W. Hawking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-w-hawking/) [Appreciation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appreciation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d08/stephen-w-hawking-84473_appreciation_my-expectations-were-reduced-to-zero-whe_2328022.jpg) > [“The role played by time at the beginning of the universe is, I believe, the final key to removing the need for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-w-hawking/the-role-played-by-time-at-the-beginning-of-the-universe-is-i-believe/) [Stephen W. Hawking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-w-hawking/) [Beginning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beginning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/486/stephen-w-hawking-84473_beginning_the-role-played-by-time-at-the-beginning_3075398.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-w-hawking/#itemlist", "name": "Stephen W. 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