Framed facsimiles of Albert Einstein's manuscript featuring handrwitten formula E=MC^2

Framed facsimiles of Albert Einstein's 1905 manuscripts

Framed facsimiles of Albert Einstein's 1905 manuscripts
The Hebrew University of Jerusal
© The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

A facsimile copy of a Einstein manuscript at the University of Jerusalem, presented to Stephen Hawking from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2006, two pages in one mount, 23½ x 21½in. framed

Distributed around Stephen Hawking's Office are a selection of items with layers of scientific significance easily missed by the untrained eye. These are toys and gifts that have the closest connection to Stephen's theoretical work: research he was particularly proud of, and which also provided an easy way to illustrate difficult aspects of his theories to visitors.

Details

Category:
Stephen Hawking Office
Collection:
Stephen Hawking’s Office
Object Number:
2021-561/417
Materials:
metal (unknown), paper (fibre product), glass and string
Measurements:
overall: 520 mm x 610 mm x 18 mm, 1.905 kg
type:
facsimiles and frame - furnishing
credit:
Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the Estate of Stephen Hawking and allocated to the Science Museum, 2021