10 Questions for Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking talks about what he would say to Albert Einstein, colonizing other planets and his hopes for nuclear fusion as a practical power source.

Nov 10, 2010

Stephen Hawking talks about what he would say to Albert Einstein, colonizing other planets and his hopes for nuclear fusion as a practical power source.

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