Stephen Hawking said theory in Vedas superior to Einstein's E=mc2: Science minister

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NEW DELHI: Union science and technology minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday claimed that cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who passed away this week, once said the Vedas have a theory that is superior to Albert Einstein's groundbreaking equation, E=mc 2.

Vardhan made the remark while addressing the inaugural session of the 105th Indian Science Congress, but later dodged queries on the source of the information.

"We recently lost a renowned scientist, cosmologist Stephen Hawking. He also emphatically said on record that our Vedas might have a theory which is superior to that of Einstein's theory of E=mc 2," Vardhan said in his speech.


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When asked to disclose the source to back his claim, Vardhan retorted, "You find the source. He went on record and said that there is a possibility that Vedas have a better formula than the one given by Einstein. You also work a bit on this (to find this source)."

However, there is no documented evidence that Hawking made any such statement.

A Google search on Stephen Hawking and Vedas throws up many links, one of which leads to a website hosted by the Institute of Scientific Research on Vedas, which makes the claim that Hawking "referred the Vedic science books authored by Dr Sivarambabu and said that the Vedas might have a theory superior to Einstein’s law E=mc 2."

Some deeper digging reveals that the reference to "Stephen Hawking" links to a 2011 post on a Facebook fan page maintained by one "hari.scientist".

This isn't the first time that politicians, mostly of the Hindu nationalist ilk, have claimed that many discoveries of modern science and technology were known to the people of ancient India. Perhaps the most famous instance is when Prime Minister Narendra Modi said cosmetic surgery was practised by Indians thousands of years ago, and cited the example of the elephant-headed god Ganesha.

Einstein's theory of relativity is a critical contribution to modern physics.


Several claims made in past editions of the Indian Science Congress have come under criticism by the scientific community for not being backed by empirical evidence.

For instance, a lecture in the 102nd Indian Science Congress held in Mumbai examined ancient aviation technology in the Vedas and claimed that aeroplanes existed in India 7,000 years ago and they travelled from one country to another and from one planet to another.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...mc2-science-minister/articleshow/63335106.cms

Vedic science strikes again !

 

[manlion]

top Indian Scientists

 

[jaunty]

A govt of bumbling idiots, by bumbling idiots, for bumbling idiots. Let's be real, the Prime Moron himself has cited Ganesh's elephant head as an example of ancient Indian plastic surgery. You can't make this shit up!

 

[kris]

why ????????????? and how , kindly explain .

Is Vedas the only way of scientific salvation??
Even if Stephen made such comments no need to bring Vedas to each and every discussion..

Vedas literally means wisdom. It's the knowledge gained by our ancestors and passed on down the generations. Probing them to look for answers makes sense, not just by giving credit without any work.

And Indian origin physics Nobel laureate has said that there is no science in Indian science Congress...

Claims like these by a high level govt representative gives very bad image internationally and doesn't help the cause

who ?
The @hari.scientist or your Union Minister of Science and Technology ?

Union minister

 

[Arsalan 345]

Hahahaha

 

[undercover JIX]

"You would know the above equation is part of one of Albert Einstein’s most renowned contributions science – the theory of relativity. The equation shows the relationship between mass and energy, and was proposed by Einstein in 1905.

When asked about where Harsh Vardhan had heard of this ‘emphatic’ statement by Hawking, his answer was all the more evasive. Asking the media to “do some work” and figure out the source of the statement, Harsh Vardhan said, “When you have failed, then I shall disclose the source of my information.”

Modi ji ki jai ho.

 

[Jlaw]

Hari scientist or hairy scientist

 

[rajiv sharma]

Is Vedas the only way of scientific salvation??
Even if Stephen made such comments no need to bring Vedas to each and every discussion..
Vedas literally means wisdom. It's the knowledge gained by our ancestors and passed on down the generations. Probing them to look for answers makes sense, not just by giving credit without any work.

And Indian origin physics Nobel laureate has said that there is no science in Indian science Congress...

your knowledge about Vedas is evident in your reply , so no debate is possible .
Yajurved 31.7 clearly states that Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda were originated from Him – the ultimate Ishwar who is omnipresent.
bye for now