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Stephen Hawking's thesis, wheelchair heading for auction
LONDON (Reuters) - From a copy of his PhD thesis to his wheelchair, items belonging to Stephen Hawking are headed for auction, offering fans of the late British physicist famed for his work exploring the origins of the universe a chance to buy some of his possessions.
Known for his acclaimed research on black holes, the wheelchair-bound Hawking, who suffered from motor neurone disease and used an electronic voice synthesizer, died in March at the age of 76.
“On the Shoulders of Giants”, which also features documents penned by Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein, will feature 22 lots from Hawking’s estate, including one of five known copies of his PhD thesis, “Properties of expanding universes”, estimated at 100,000-150,000 pounds ($127,480 - $191,220).
“Stephen Hawking was a huge personality worldwide. He had this amazing ability to connect with people,” Thomas Venning, head of the Books and Manuscripts department at auction house Christie’s London, told Reuters.
“The whole idea...was to provide something that was accessible to his admirers so that people could connect with him and remember his extraordinary story.”
Also at The Guardian, The Register
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday November 04 2018, @10:07AM (1 child)
If people really want to connect with him, they need to embrace the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis lifestyle. Full paralysis.
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(Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday November 04 2018, @10:15AM
Required but not sufficient.
Additionally, while in this state, they need to think most of their times to black-holes, hairy or not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford