English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge
Science is beautiful when it makes simple explanations of phenomena or connections between different observations. Examples include the double helix in biology and the fundamental equations of physics.
God may exist, but science can explain the universe without the need for a creator.
In the past, there was active discrimination against women in science. That has now gone, and although there are residual effects, these are not enough to account for the small numbers of women, particularly in mathematics and physics.
I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws.
I have found far greater enthusiasm for science in America than here in Britain. There is more enthusiasm for everything in America.
Philosophers have not kept up with modern developments in science. Particularly physics.
Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.
The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract.
I used to think information was destroyed in black hole. This was my biggest blunder, or at least my biggest blunder in science.
For years, my early work with Roger Penrose seemed to be a disaster for science. It showed that the universe must have begun with a singularity, if Einstein's general theory of relativity is correct. That appeared to indicate that science could not predict how the universe would begin.