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Professor’s Wheelchair Sells for £296,750, Proceeds to Charity
Professor Hawking's Iconic Wheelchair sells at Christie's for £296,750, benefitting the Foundation and the MND Association The lot featured in Christie’s online On The Shoulders of Giants, which closed yesterday having achieved a 100% sale success, with record prices for some items. We are honoured that the last lot of the sale, one of Professor Hawking’s iconic wheelchairs, was sold [...]
On the Shoulders of Giants
London Auction House Christie's will be hosting an online auction of some of Professor Hawking's possessions. We are honoured that the last lot of the sale, one of Professor Hawking’s iconic wheelchairs, will be sold to benefit the Stephen Hawking Foundation and the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The lots featured in Christie’s online sale range from the offprints [...]
Lucy Hawking introduces Brief Answers To The Big Questions
Lucy Hawking introduces Professor Hawking's Final Book We are excited to share the news that this October 15th will see the publication of Brief Answers to the Big Questions, the final book by Professor Stephen Hawking. Lucy Hawking says: "The book, which our father was working on at the time of his death, is drawn from his extraordinary [...]
Professor Hawking’s Final Book
Professor Hawking's Final Book We are excited to share the news that this October 15th will see the publication of Brief Answers to the Big Questions, the final book by Professor Stephen Hawking, as introduced here by Lucy Hawking. "The book, which our father was working on at the time of his death, is drawn from his extraordinary personal [...]
Competition for place at Book Launch
To celebrate the publication of the book we have been offered one ticket for the event at the Royal Institution on Monday 15th October, where Stephen Hawking gave his famous Reith Lectures. To enter the draw please comment on our Facebook post here:
Lucy Hawking Accepts Role as Chair of the Foundation
Lucy Hawking We are delighted that Lucy Hawking (pictured below with Major Tim Peake and a guest) accepted the role of Interim Chair of The Stephen Hawking Foundation at yesterday's board meeting. She joins Dr Mary Hawking, Professor Kip Thorne and Professor Malcolm Perry on the board of the foundation. Our mission is to educate, inform and promote understanding of [...]