Passage: Stephen Hawking
The theoretical physicist and author of "A Brief History of Time" died this past week at age 76
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The theoretical physicist and author of "A Brief History of Time" died this past week at age 76
What qualities make some minds rise above the rest?
His body may have been ravaged by disease, but his mind soared into the cosmos
In 2003 the renowned physicist appeared on 60 Minutes in celebration of his 60th birthday—a milestone he never thought he'd reach
The legendary physicist who was beloved by the public died early Wednesday at the age of 76
His 1988 book, "A Brief History of Time," explaining the mysteries of the universe in layman's language, became an international bestseller and made him an unlikely worldwide celebrity
The renowned physicist has reached an age far beyond what doctors expected he was diagnosed more than 50 years ago
Hawking completed "Properties of Expanding Universes" when he was was 24 years old
Stephen Hawking is clearly a fan of "Big Bang Theory"
Hawking revealed that his dream of traveling to space could become a reality thanks to Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic
The renowned physicist thinks humans will need to escape "our fragile planet" in the next millennium
The famed cosmologist favors searching for signals from E.T., but warns that we should be careful about inviting aliens over
Physics professor wants to beam images and data on the human species into the cosmos, but critics warn of dangers
It's easy to worry about what artificial intelligence could do; some people are trying to sort things out before we get too far down the road
Stephen Hawking's new science series hopes to answer that question
Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking may have a good grasp of the workings of the universe, but says he can't understand Trump's rise
Russian billionaire Yuri Milner will spend $100 million to develop plans for a swarm of tiny, interstellar spacecraft
Microsoft hopes to increase its artificial intelligence capabilities by buying predictive-keyboard app maker SwiftKey
Eminent physicist speaks out about the risks science and technology could pose to life on Earth
OpenAI, backed by big names in Silicon Valley, will support research into responsible uses of artificial intelligence
Stephen Hawking talks artificial intelligence, the funniest thing on the Internet and the enduring mystery of women
Stephen Hawking may have just unraveled one of the most vexing problems in physics: the "information paradox"
The outspoken skeptical supporters of artificial intelligence fear it could create "the Kalashnikovs of tomorrow"
"We must know," says renowned U.K. physicist as he teams up with Russian billionaire to fund "Breakthrough Initiatives"
The money will fund research into the risks of artificial intelligence and how to "safeguard life"