Stephen Hawking’s archive, office acquired for UK public
The Hindu
Highlights will go on display at the London museum early next year.
London’s Science Museum and the Cambridge University library said on Wednesday they have acquired a large collection of items belonging to , from his personalised wheelchairs to landmark papers on theoretical physics and his scripts from his appearance on The Simpsons. The entire contents of Hawking’s office at Cambridge — including his communications equipment, memorabilia, bets he made on scientific debates and office furniture — will be preserved as part of the collection belonging to the Science Museum Group.More Related News

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