Stephen Hawking : 'There Is No Heaven'..

London -- Famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking finds no room for heaven in his vision of the cosmos .

In an interview published Monday in the Guardian newspaper, the 69 year old says the human brain is like a computer that will stop working when it's components fail. He says : "There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people that are afraid of the dark."
In "Grand Design" a book published last year, Hawking had declared that it was "not necessary to invoke God to get the universe going." Hawking is nearly totally paralyzed by motor nevrone disease, diagnosed when he was 21 .
Hawking says he is not afraid of death , but adds : I'm in no hurry to die . I have so much I want to do first.

 Professor Hawking has also collaborated on a children's book with his daughter Lucy. It's an introduction to science to spark kids' interest and get them asking questions. The book is interesting and humorous and highly recommended for future young physicists.