Physicist Hawking published his doctoral thesis for free for the first time. According to Cambridge University, Hawking's paper is one of the most requested records in the Apollo resource library. In the past few months alone, Cambridge has received hundreds of applications to download the full text of Hawking's thesis.
In this regard, Hawking said that he was very happy: "Every generation stands on the shoulders of predecessors, just as I was inspired by Newton, Maxwell and Einstein when I was studying in Cambridge. Many people are interested in my doctoral thesis, which makes me feel great. Now they can finally download it! I hope they will not be disappointed. "
Hawking emphasized that the purpose of publishing doctoral thesis is to encourage people all over the world to "look up at the stars", not just to pay attention to the land under their feet; To think about the position of human beings in the universe and establish an understanding of the space world. He pointed out: "Anyone anywhere in the world should not only have free access to my research, but also have unimpeded access to every great research-oriented achievement within the scope of human understanding."
China. com101October 24th Sputnik quoted the British Telegraph as saying that after physicist Stephen Hawking published his doctoral thesis, a large number of readers hoped to have a quick look, which led to the paralysis of the website of Cambridge University.
The paper "The Nature of Universe Expansion" written by the famous physicist Hawking at the age of 24 was first published on the website of Cambridge University on Monday. According to the school, more than 60,000 people log on to the website to read or download Hawking's papers in one day.
Hawking said: "It's good that so many people want to download my paper. I hope I won't let everyone down. " He said that he hoped to "inspire people" by publishing academic papers and called on other scientists to do the same.