HelloandwelcometoanotherliveepisodeofTheStarsatNightwithmePatrickMoore. Myguestthiseveningisnotwithusinbody
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butverymuchinmind. ThereasonisduetothecutsattheBBC – tofundwokehistoricalre-enactments
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– thatthespacededicatedtoscienceprogrammes istoosmalltofit hisentourage. No, it’snotBrianMay, whoiswithusinthestudio (althoughwedon’thavemuchroom formuchelsethanme,
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Brianandhishair), buttheheir
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toNewton, thepresentLucasianProfessorofMathematicsatCambridgeUniversity, Professor Stephen Hawking, whojoinsusonline. WelcomeStephen
………..It’s-a-pleasure-to-be-here-Patrick
Youareofcoursefamousforthebook ABriefHistoryofTime, which, I understand, tieswithUlyssesasbeingthemostpopularbookthatnoonehasread
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……….Yes-that-is-correct……….the-nature-of-time-is-very-complex……….very-few-people-understand-it……….perhaps-only-Einstein-and-myself-have-understood-it
Andyet youwroteabest-sellingbookaboutit
……….Well-Patrick…………I-needed-a-way-to-fund-my-entourage-and-addiction-to-advanced-voice-simulation-technology…………Ha ha!
Stephen, can I ask you a question?
……….Yes-Brian……….By-the-way-my-wives-and-I-enjoyed-your-series-on-Wonders-of-the-Universe
Er, you’re thinking of Brian Cox. I’m Brian May. I, er…
WhatBrianwantstosayis he’safailedastronomerwhobecameasuccessfulmusician whereas BrianCoxisafailedmusicianwhobecameasuccessfulastronomer
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……….So-an-example-of-the-complex-symmetry-of-the-universe……….my-wives-ask-whether-Brian-Cox-will-be-fronting-Top-of-the-Pops-soon
Ha ha! Stephen, my question is, how did you come up with the idea of the evaporation of black hole energy, which today, of course, we know as Hawking radiation?
……….Really-it-should-be-known-as-Chomsky-radiation……….To-be-honest-it-was-listening-to-Noam-Chomsky-expositing-on-matters-beyond-his-expertise-that-gave-me-the-idea
Wellthereseemstobeacommonthemeofthisevening’sepisode
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FinallyStephen Iunderstandyournewbook isgoingtobeontherelationshipbetweeninfinityandeternity. Couldyougivesusabriefsynopsis?
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