Re: RIP Stephen Hawking
RIP.
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Re: RIP Stephen Hawking
A genius, a gentleman with wit and humour ... May your kind of heaven by great to you...
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Re: RIP Stephen Hawking
He had a wicked sense of humour, and wasn't afraid to take the Mick out of himself.
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Re: RIP Stephen Hawking
One of the most intelligent people ever to have graced this planet.
RIP. |
Re: RIP Stephen Hawking
Noticed this on the end of this weeks new Simpsons.
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Re: RIP Stephen Hawking
I'll always remember him most fondly from his appearance on ST: TNG (Descent part 1, the last ep of season 6):
HAWKING: But then I said, "In that frame of reference, the perihelion of Mercury would have precessed in the opposite direction". EINSTEIN: (laughing) That is a great story! DATA: Quite amusing, Doctor Hawking. You see, Sir Isaac, the joke depends on an understanding of the relativistic curvature of space-time. If two non-inertial reference frames are in relative motion - NEWTON: Do not patronise me, sir. I invented physics. The day that apple fell on my head was the most momentous day in the history of science. HAWKING: Not the apple story again. DATA: That story is generally considered to be apocryphal. NEWTON: What? How dare you! EINSTEIN: Perhaps we should return to the game. Let's see, where were we? Yes, you raised Mister Data four, which means that the bet is, er, seven to me? NEWTON: The bet is ten! Can't you do simple arithmetic? I don't even know why I'm here in the first place. What is the point of playing this ridiculous game? DATA: When I play poker with my shipmates, it often appears to be a useful forum for exploring the different facets of humanity. I was curious to see how three of history's greatest minds would interact in this setting. So far, it has proved most illuminating. EINSTEIN: And profitable. NEWTON: Can we get this over with, please? It's your bet. HAWKING: I raise fifty. NEWTON: Blast! I fold. DATA: I fold as well. EINSTEIN: The uncertainty principle will not help you now, Stephen. All the quantum fluctuations in the universe will not change the cards in your hand. I call. You are bluffing and you will lose. HAWKING: Wrong again, Albert. (Hawking has four sevens and a king) |
Re: RIP Stephen Hawking
Quote:
Comedian: You said there could be an infinite number of parallel universes; does this mean there is a universe out there in which I am smarter than you? Hawking: Yes, and also a universe where you're funny. |
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