Discover Magazine issue with feature article about Stephen Hawking' information paradox
- publisher:
- The Walt Disney Company
Discover: The World of Science, October 1993, featuring Stephen Hawking on cover, titled "Hawking’s Challenge: Can the future exist if a black hole swallows the past.". Contains article "Ultimate Vanishing" by Tim Folger
Part of Stephen Hawking's Office collection, but not coming directly from the office, are a collection of popular magazines that feature articles about Stephen Hawking dated after 1987 when he became a household name with the publication of A Brief History of Time. These magazines are a sample of how he became famous in the 1980s and 1990s in varied cultural contexts and languages. These magazines were meant for display, at Cambridge or to outside organizations in exhibitions and puiblic events featuring Stephen Hawking.
Details
- Category:
- Stephen Hawking Office
- Collection:
- Stephen Hawking’s Office
- Object Number:
- 2021-561/295
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product) and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
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overall: 274 mm x 205 mm x 6 mm, .26 kg
- type:
- magazine - periodical
- credit:
- Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the Estate of Stephen Hawking and allocated to the Science Museum, 2021