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Time travel may be possible, but it is not practical.

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Stephen Hawking
Age: 76 †
Born: 1942
Born: January 8
Died: 2018
Died: March 14
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Science will win because it works.
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Sooner or later disasters such as an asteroid collision or a nuclear war could wipe us all out, But once we spread out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe.
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My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.
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