Scientific bet on naked singularities (second bet)

Made:
1997 in Pasadena
maker:
Stephen Hawking
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Typed Document signed (with thumbprint). Bet with John Preskill
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Typed Document signed (with thumbprint). Bet with John Preskill
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Typed Document signed (with thumbprint). Bet with John Preskill
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Typed Document signed (with thumbprint). Bet with John Preskill
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Typed Document signed (with thumbprint). Bet with John Preskill. 5 February 1997.

In addition to photographs, all of the walls and surfaces of Stephen Hawking's office were covered in posters, customized framed gifts and artwork, which together represent over two hundred items. Their location shifted with some frequency, and some items were circulated in and out, but there remained a consistent sample from throughout his professional life. Some of the older items, having hung for many decades on several of his office spaces, show considerable fading caused by sunlight.

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Category:
Stephen Hawking Office
Collection:
Stephen Hawking’s Office
Object Number:
2021-561/433
Materials:
glass, paper (fibre product), wood (unidentified) and string
Measurements:
overall: 353 mm x 294 mm x 18 mm, .815 kg
type:
document
credit:
Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the Estate of Stephen Hawking and allocated to the Science Museum, 2021

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Scientific bet on naked singularities (second bet)

Scientific bet on naked singularities (second bet)

Typed Document signed (with thumbprint). Bet with John Preskill. 5 February 1997.


In addition to photographs, all of the walls and surfaces of Stephen Hawking's office were covered in posters, customized framed gifts and artwork, which together represent over two hundred items. Their location shifted with some frequency, and some items were circulated in and out, but there remained a consistent sample from throughout his professional life. Some of the older items, having hung for many decades on several of his office spaces, show considerable fading caused by sunlight.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
2021-561/433/1
type:
document
Frame for Scientific bet on naked singularities (second bet)

Frame for Scientific bet on naked singularities (second bet)

Grey painted wooden frame for typed Document signed (with thumbprint). Bet with John Preskill. 5 February 1997.


In addition to photographs, all of the walls and surfaces of Stephen Hawking's office were covered in posters, customized framed gifts and artwork, which together represent over two hundred items. Their location shifted with some frequency, and some items were circulated in and out, but there remained a consistent sample from throughout his professional life. Some of the older items, having hung for many decades on several of his office spaces, show considerable fading caused by sunlight.

Measurements:
overall: 353 mm x 294 mm x 18 mm, .815 kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , glass , metal (unknown) and string
Object Number:
2021-561/433/2
type:
frame