It is said that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But the universe is the ultimate free lunch. - Stephen Hawking

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It is said that there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But the universe is the ultimate free lunch.

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About Stephen Hawking

Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS (8 January 1942 - 14 March 2018) was a British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge.

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Native Name: Stephen William Hawking
Alternative Names: Hawking • S. W. Hawking • stephen • S. Hawking
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