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This is a very human telling of the ways that we've figured out at least some of the mysteries of our universe since the mid-20th century
London's Science Museum and the Cambridge University library said they have acquired a large collection of items belonging to late physicist Stephen Hawking
Mr Seife has performed an important service by documenting Stephen Hawking's life as it actually happened.
Theory of Everything is still not in sight, but with computers taking over many of the chores in life, it is not so crazy to imagine them taking over from the Hawkings and the Einsteins of the world
The sale includes a script from one of Hawking's 'Simpson's' appearances, a copy of his best-seller 'A Brief History of Time' signed with a thumbprint and a personalized bomber jacket
Those wishing to apply have to fill in a form and state their date of birth, which can be any day up to the end of 2038
Those wishing to apply have to fill in a form and state their date of birth, which can be any day up to the end of 2038
Religion and imagination does not negate the scientific principles and discoveries that make worldly life to go on
What the scientist meant to a product of the Indian education system
Computer engineers had spent four years rebuilding the 33-year-old synthesiser that created Hawking's robotic tones after it was in danger of failing
The ashes of the renowned physicist will be interred in Westminster Abbey here near the graves of ground-breaking scientists Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin
His ashes will then be 'interred' near the grave of Newton, another famous British scientist, during a thanksgiving service later this year
Vardhan, who is an ENT (Ear Nose Throat) specialist by qualification, told reporters that could get back to him in Delhi if they failed in their research
Asked to disclose the source to buttress his claim, Vardhan told reporters to find the source themselves
Reminiscing his Cambridge days, Narlikar said during a summer vacation at Royal Greenwich Observatory, they had arranged a table tennis tournament
The physicist and author of A Brief History of Time passes away at 76, said his family members in a statement
Hawking suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and was confined to an electric wheelchair for much of his adult life
By the time he passed away on Wednesday, the 76-year-old had radically altered the way physicists viewed the universe, apart from inspiring generations of disabled people
He was regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Albert Einstein