Photograph of Stephen Hawking hosting Disability Talk competition prizes

Photograph of Stephen Hawking hosting Disability Talk competition prizes Photograph of Stephen Hawking hosting Disability Talk competition prizes

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Disability Talk/Science Museum G
© Disability Talk

Disability Talk/Science Museum G
© Disability Talk

Stephen Hawking, presentation photograph from disabilitytalk.co.uk, framed

An official account of this award ceremony is found online here: https://disabilitytalk.co.uk/2018/03/15/presence-greatness-professor-stephen-hawking/

One of the most frequent items on the walls of Stephen Hawking's office are photographs of individuals, most often original prints. A good portion of these are individual portraits of his scientific heroes; he did not have individual photos of his closest mentors or collaborators, as those appear in several group photos taken during academic conferences. A few of the photos, whose selection may have been haphazard, point to the everyday fun of working with colleagues. Another subset of photographs, all dating after the 1987 publication of A Brief History of time, relate to Stephen's contact with celebrities and politicans, or media appearances. A few of the photographs relate to people with whom Stephen shared specific causes. Finally, also present in his office are photographs of some of of the sponsors of the scientific activities of Stephen and his academic department.

Stephen also had multiple photograph of his family, but they were not included in the office acquisition.

Details

Category:
Stephen Hawking Office
Collection:
Stephen Hawking’s Office
Object Number:
2021-561/422
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 475 mm x 413 mm x 17 mm, 1.25 kg
type:
photograph
credit:
Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the Estate of Stephen Hawking and allocated to the Science Museum, 2021