At present, computers are a useful aid in research, but they have to be directed by human minds. If one extrapolates their recent rapid rate of development, however, it would seem quite possible that they will take over altogether in theoretical physics. So maybe the end is in sight for theoretical physicists, if not for theoretical physics.


Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays - Chapter Seven (p. 68), Bantam Books. 1987

Stephen Hawking Quotes

At present, computers are a useful aid in research, but they have to be directed by human minds. If one extrapolates their recent rapid rate of...

At present, computers are a useful aid in research, but they have to be directed by human minds. If one extrapolates their recent rapid rate of...

At present, computers are a useful aid in research, but they have to be directed by human minds. If one extrapolates their recent rapid rate of...

At present, computers are a useful aid in research, but they have to be directed by human minds. If one extrapolates their recent rapid rate of...