Scientific Publication: ‘The Effective Action for Wormholes’
- maker:
- Stephen Hawking
‘The Effective Action for Wormholes’. Offprint from: Nuclear Physics B. Vol. 363, Issue 1, pp.117-131. [Amsterdam: Elsevier], 1991.
Part of Stephen Hawking's Office collection, but not coming directly from the office, are a collection of offprints of varied publications authored by him over the years. Offprints are distributed by publishers to authors as complimentary copies of their work, most often as stand-alone booklets of larger collectively authored publications such as journal issues or encyclopedias. Until the 1990s, these were one of the main ways for authors to quickly distribute their first issue to close acquaintances. With the advent of photocopying and digital publishing, their value has become largely symbollic, as the proof of finished work.
Details
- Category:
- Stephen Hawking Office
- Collection:
- Stephen Hawking’s Office
- Object Number:
- 2021-561/318
- Materials:
- steel (metal), paper (fibre product) and ink
- Measurements:
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overall: 240 mm x 165 mm
overall (in melinex sleeve): 307 mm x 221 mm .04 kg
- type:
- article
- credit:
- Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the Estate of Stephen Hawking and allocated to the Science Museum, 2021