I was introduced to the theories and the work of Stephen Hawking about three years ago, in high school. At the time I was an eager student, and had a very interesting form of 'attraction' torwards the sciences like physics, mathematics, and astronomy. I kept hearing the words 'black hole' on television, social conversations, among friends and family, and literally everywhere I was around. People said that it was an early stage of this new branch of astronomy, and scientists were still going with small steps torwards the truth about black holes. Stephen Hawking contributed a lot with his theories about the black holes of our Universe. Besides being a genius with a lot of courage and determination (no to mention his huge disabilities), he was a thinker, a logical hybrid of science and philosophy. There is something about Stephen Hawking that trespasses normality and randomness. Not only he proved wrong Albert Einstein, but his simple formed and yet enigmatic questions like 'Does God play dice?', mentioning an understatement about black holes, have such deeply indirect answers like 'God sometimes throws dice where they can't be seen', which is truly indifferent at religion, as it is to science, but have a deep meaning. What I like and respect most about him is the amazing energy and willingness to go forward on great matters; when people probably would prefer to die rather than even live, not to do scientific discoveries and study the Universe in a physical state of being where you can't even have the energy to speak yourself. I come to think that even if he made considerable mistakes, the amazing turn up he caused to our scientific discoveries and the way he showed how fare the human mind can go alone, make him mathematically and logically a great contributor, not only to today's science and technology, but also to our human society. There is nothing more than respect, gratitude, and admiration for that physically impaired man with a great desire for more and determination. Lastly, the Universe should have had a beginning. If not, then I hope that it never has an ending. Who knows... If time is not real and does not come to an end, another Stephen Hawking will come along and find out. |
