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This reads as a statement about intellectual inheritance, not solitary genius. It can be taken to mean that new discovery depends on earlier work, and that science continues because each generation carries the next one forward. It lands in a lecture, graduation speech, or lab setting where the emphasis is on responsibility to leave useful foundations behind.
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About Stephen Hawking
English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author
Stephen Hawking was an English theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author. He was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge, and from 1979 to 2009 he held the Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics there. He is known for his work in theoretical astrophysics and cosmology, as well as for his writing. His career was closely associated with Cambridge, where he occupied a post widely regarded as among the most prestigious in academic life.
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Books by Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Time
1989
George's Secret Key to the Universe
2007
A Briefer History of Time
2008
The Universe in a Nutshell
2001
The Grand Design
2010