Book by photographer Platon, who later photographed Stephen Hawking
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- 2011
- maker:
- Platon Antoniou
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Platon (Platon Antoniou), Power photographs
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Platon (Platon Antoniou), Power photographs
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Platon (Platon Antoniou), Power photographs
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Platon (Platon Antoniou), Power photographs
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Platon (Platon Antoniou), Power photographs
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Platon (Platon Antoniou), Power photographs
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Platon (Platon Antoniou), Power photographs
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Platon (Platon Antoniou), Power photographs
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Platon (Platon Antoniou), Power photographs
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Platon (Platon Antoniou), Power photographs, introduction by David Remnick. Chronicle Books, 2011. Dedication on title page
The photographer Platon says he did the last photo shoot of Stephen Hawking, as part of an interview with Wired magazine in 2016. This is an earlier book by the photographer, and was likely gifted to Hawking in the context of that interview.
The interview and some of the photos can be found here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/stephen-hawking-interview-alien-life-climate-change-donald-trump
Stephen Hawking's office contained more than 300 books, all located on the bookshelves above the kitchen counter. They date as early as his student years, and the bulk corresponds to his long professional career from the 1960s to the 2010s. From the 1990s onwards Stephen would have used digital versions increasingly, so the books in his bookcases were a select subset. While some items are rare copies -like the dissertations he advised or book drafts- most of the library contents are rather standard prints. The majority contain significant individual marks, and even for those that do not, the connection to Hawking is evident. Books by friends and colleagues often contain inscriptions and inserts that evidence their relationship. Others remind of places he visited, conferences he attended, or relate to having become a celebrity and inspiration throughout the world. Of the books that he authored, there are usually multiple versions, translations, and occasionally draft versions. A good portion of the books also contain inserts such as notes by the authors or editors, receipts, and occasionally unrelated material that found its way into them around the time of their acquisition. A portion of them has also been bookmarked with post-its by Stephen's assistants pointing to the sections most relevant to show visitors.
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- Category:
- Stephen Hawking Office
- Collection:
- Stephen Hawking’s Office
- Object Number:
- 2021-561/105
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall (without ribbon): 273 mm x 202 mm x 29 mm, 1.03 kg
overall (with ribbon): 358 mm x 202 mm x 29 mm,
- type:
- book
- credit:
- Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the Estate of Stephen Hawking and allocated to the Science Museum, 2021
