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2022-12-10 05:28:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 547B46B38A1CB3060240F9F561852ADB212E08AA27CDAE1D9BE8DDCD9A5D2518
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According to Quote Investigator, there is no “substantive evidence” that Stephen Hawking made this statement. A newspaper in OK published it in 2001 and credited Hawking. However, “the adage was already in circulation.” The rights-managed photo is a copyright violation. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/07/20/knowledge/ https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/british-theoretical-physicist-stephen-hawking-cambridge-news-photo/88232469
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