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# Stephen Hawking

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# Christie's London
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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Nov 10th 2018, 1:42 PM
# jane hawking
Stephen Hawking's ex-wife said The Theory of Everything ignored the 'day-to-day' care she gave Hawking
“I knew if there were mistakes in the film that they were going to be immortalised.”
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Oct 4th 2018, 5:41 PM
# Stephen Hawking
People have been moved by a lovely surprise that Stephen Hawking left for the people of Cambridge
Hawking’s funeral took place on Saturday.
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Apr 3rd 2018, 8:38 AM
Voices
Stephen Hawking: 'I clearly remember being blown away by the mind-bending physics of the book'
Here in Ireland, we are now testing some of these exotic ideas with a brand new radio telescope at Birr, writes Professor Peter Gallagher.
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Apr 2nd 2018, 12:00 PM
# RIP
Funeral of Stephen Hawking takes place in Cambridge
Hawking’s remains will be buried near the grave of another legendary scientist, Isaac Newton.
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Mar 31st 2018, 2:28 PM
# RIP
Just 9 times Stephen Hawking showed off his excellent sense of humour
The famed theoretical physicist was in everything from the Simpsons to a Go Compare ad.
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Mar 14th 2018, 2:08 PM
# RIP
Stephen Hawking: A brief history of his genius
“My goal is simple … it is complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”
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Mar 14th 2018, 9:33 AM
# Stephen Hawking
Katy Perry, Macaulay Culkin and Eddie Redmayne are among celebrities paying tribute to Stephen Hawking
Everyone’s fondly remembering Professor Hawking’s great sense of humour.
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Mar 14th 2018, 8:55 AM
# RIP
'What a remarkable life': World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died aged 76
“He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man,” a family statement said.
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Mar 14th 2018, 5:14 AM
# Löw Blow
People weren't happy with Ant and Dec's Stephen Hawking joke on I'm A Celeb last night
“Nah you don’t go after Stephen Hawking like that lads. Not cool.”
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Nov 17th 2016, 2:37 PM
# Tenerife
37-year-old US woman found guilty of threatening to murder Stephen Hawking
She was tried after refusing to be seen by an expert called in to evaluate her state of mind.
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Jul 1st 2016, 9:27 PM
# an unpleasant time
Stephen Hawking explains what would happen if Dara Ó Briain jumped in a Black Hole
(Presumably, the advice applies to everyone.)
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Jun 16th 2015, 11:00 PM
# personal interview
Stephen Hawking tells Dara O’Briain: 'I would consider assisted suicide'
The physicist said last year that he had once tried to end his life – after a ‘tracheostomy’ operation to fit a breathing tube.
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Jun 3rd 2015, 3:55 PM
# alternate universes
Stephen Hawking: Zayn Malik could still be in a parallel One Direction
“Finally, a question about something important…”
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Apr 27th 2015, 8:55 AM
# best man ever
Stephen Hawking just offered the perfect comfort to distraught One Direction fans
He was asked about Zayn, naturally.
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Apr 27th 2015, 8:36 AM
# good impression
Eddie Redmayne was pretty excited to win an Oscar, but Stephen Hawking was too
Eddie Redmayne took the Academy Award last night.
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Feb 23rd 2015, 10:10 AM
# tom f***ing cruise
The 10 best, oddest, and most awkward moments from the 2015 BAFTAs
Including Stephen Fry getting the shift.
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Feb 9th 2015, 10:09 AM
# New Face
Six actors who underwent amazing transformations for movies
And you thought you worked hard for the money…
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Jan 11th 2015, 6:30 PM
# infinite like
Stephen Hawking wrote his first Facebook post, and it's brilliant
The brunch selfies are next…
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Oct 24th 2014, 10:43 PM
# World Cup 2014
Stephen Hawking gets all scientific on England's World Cup chances
He gets considerably less scientific when describing Luis Suarez as a “ballerina”, though.
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May 28th 2014, 1:42 PM
# Genius
WATCH: Film about Stephen Hawking's life premieres tonight
The man himself attended the gala screening on the opening night of the Cambridge Film Festival.
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Sep 19th 2013, 10:49 PM
# Like a Boss
8 reasons to love Stephen Hawking even more
He’s been saying clever things about smart stuff again.
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Apr 12th 2013, 10:45 AM
# Space Exploration
Stephen Hawking: We must explore space to ensure human survival
The world’s leading physicist says our existence depends on finding a new planet to live on. No pressure, then.
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Apr 11th 2013, 8:10 AM
# Paralympics 2012
Orbital hung out with Stephen Hawking at the Paralympics opening ceremony
The Hartnoll brothers met one of the world’s great minds backstage in the Olympic Stadium last night.
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Aug 30th 2012, 4:12 PM
# paralympics
11 incredible images from the Paralympics opening ceremony
Fireworks? Check. Flying wheelchairs? Check. Queen Elizabeth II wearing red earplugs? Check.
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Aug 30th 2012, 10:33 AM
# Ready to go
Stephen Hawking to star in Paralympics opener
Other famous faces including Ian McKellen and Queen Elizabeth II will also be involved.
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Aug 29th 2012, 2:40 PM
# Week in Web
Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities
Some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.
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Jul 8th 2012, 10:00 AM
# lost a bet
VIDEO: Why Stephen Hawking was (slightly) unhappy about the Higgs boson
The theoretical physicist had a $100 bet with another scientist that the Higgs would never be found.
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Jul 5th 2012, 10:42 PM
# Space Bound
Ashton Kutcher wants to be a space cadet
Richard Branson revealed that the actor is the latest addition to his Virgin Galactic space flight on his blog.
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Mar 20th 2012, 3:40 PM
# Hawking
Unwell Hawking forced to miss his own 70th birthday celebrations
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.
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Jan 9th 2012, 2:22 PM
# Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking turns 70: Here's 7 of his best quotes
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.
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Jan 8th 2012, 9:15 AM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Thursday
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.
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Dec 29th 2011, 7:57 PM
# Stephen Hawking
Looking for a job? Stephen Hawking is hiring an assistant
The theoretical physicist is looking for a technical assistant to help him carry out his work as an academic and a public speaker.
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Dec 29th 2011, 3:55 PM
# Stephen Hawking
God did not create the universe: Hawking
A new book by Stephen Hawking revises his view on god, human knowledge, and the secrets of existence.
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Sep 2nd 2010, 3:50 PM