Stephen Hawking's wheelchair sells for €340,000 at auction of his personal items
A copy of his thesis smashed pre-sale expectations four times over to sell for £584,750.
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A copy of his thesis smashed pre-sale expectations four times over to sell for £584,750.
“I knew if there were mistakes in the film that they were going to be immortalised.”
Hawking’s funeral took place on Saturday.
Here in Ireland, we are now testing some of these exotic ideas with a brand new radio telescope at Birr, writes Professor Peter Gallagher.
Hawking’s remains will be buried near the grave of another legendary scientist, Isaac Newton.
The famed theoretical physicist was in everything from the Simpsons to a Go Compare ad.
“My goal is simple … it is complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”
Everyone’s fondly remembering Professor Hawking’s great sense of humour.
“He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man,” a family statement said.
“Nah you don’t go after Stephen Hawking like that lads. Not cool.”
She was tried after refusing to be seen by an expert called in to evaluate her state of mind.
(Presumably, the advice applies to everyone.)
The physicist said last year that he had once tried to end his life – after a ‘tracheostomy’ operation to fit a breathing tube.
“Finally, a question about something important…”
He was asked about Zayn, naturally.
Eddie Redmayne took the Academy Award last night.
Including Stephen Fry getting the shift.
And you thought you worked hard for the money…
The brunch selfies are next…
He gets considerably less scientific when describing Luis Suarez as a “ballerina”, though.
The man himself attended the gala screening on the opening night of the Cambridge Film Festival.
He’s been saying clever things about smart stuff again.
The world’s leading physicist says our existence depends on finding a new planet to live on. No pressure, then.
The Hartnoll brothers met one of the world’s great minds backstage in the Olympic Stadium last night.
Fireworks? Check. Flying wheelchairs? Check. Queen Elizabeth II wearing red earplugs? Check.
Other famous faces including Ian McKellen and Queen Elizabeth II will also be involved.
Some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.
The theoretical physicist had a $100 bet with another scientist that the Higgs would never be found.
Richard Branson revealed that the actor is the latest addition to his Virgin Galactic space flight on his blog.
A recorded speech revealed how the acclaimed physicist had been the subject of a bet that he would never amount to anything when he was younger.
The hugely influential physicist, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease when he was just 21, turns 70 today. We take a look at some of the scientist, lecturer and author’s best quotes.
In tonight’s fix: Irish people’s biggest worry for 2012, a rise in the number of tourists visiting Ireland (finally!) – and time travel exists. Kind of.
The theoretical physicist is looking for a technical assistant to help him carry out his work as an academic and a public speaker.
A new book by Stephen Hawking revises his view on god, human knowledge, and the secrets of existence.