Stephen Hawking

"Not to leave planet Earth would be like castaways on a desert island not trying to escape...Sending humans to other planets ... will shape the future of the human race in ways we don't yet understand, and may determine whether we have any future at all."

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Source: Abandon Earth - Or Face Extinction. bigthink.com.

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Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

Theoretical Physicist

Stephen Hawking was a renowned theoretical physicist known for his groundbreaking work on black holes and cosmology, particularly in 'A Brief History of Time.'

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