According to Ray Kurzweil & his law of accelerating returns, Hawkings may be behind the curve, so to speak. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Accelerating_Returns" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Accelerating_Returns</A> <A HREF="http://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0134.html?printable=1" target="_blank">http://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0134.html?printable=1</A> <img src=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/PPTCanonicalMilestones.jpg>