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What turned up
Hawking's own narration in the documentary Into The Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010); excerpted as the complete first sentence of a two-sentence passage.
Work
Into The Universe with Stephen Hawking (documentary)
Occasion
2010 · television broadcast · Explaining how tiny imperfections shaped the universe
Sources checked
en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Sourced, Into The Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)
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