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Stephen Hawking seeks 'Einsteins of Africa'

Sebastien Berger in Johannesburg 11/05/2008 Daily Telegraph

Stephen Hawking, the wheelchair-bound physicist, has launched a search
for the "Einsteins of Africa" with a lecture in Cape Town.

Prof Hawking's speech at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
(AIMS), titled Universe, marked the expansion of the postgraduate
institution in an effort to accelerate Africa's development.
Two Nobel physics laureates “ a prize which still eludes the author of
A Brief History of Time “ along with the head of Nasa, also took part.
Prof Hawking, 66, said: "The world of science needs Africa's brilliant
talents, and I look forward to meeting prospective young Einsteins from
Africa in the near future. If my visit helps to create opportunities for
Africans to enter maths and science, I will be delighted."
AIMS was founded four years ago by Neil Turok, professor of mathematical
physics at Cambridge university, and an education activist. The centre
receives six applications for every place and 160 people have graduated
from it so far.
Prof Turok has co-developed advanced theories about the origins of the
universe with Prof Hawking, but now has diametrically opposed views in
certain areas. "As well as an African Einstein, we want to see the African Gates, Brins and Pages of the future," he said, referring to the founders of Microsoft and Google.

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This thread is quite relevent...

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I can't read the original post, but in answer to the thread title, NO, he's not as intelligent as every makes out. He can't think in 5D, for example.

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