Name plate of Stephen Hawking's office
- Made:
- 1999-2002 in University of Cambridge
- maker:
- University of Cambridge
Name plate labelled 'B1.07 Professor S.W. Hawking'
This was the name plate that labelled Stephen's Hawking's office at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge.
Stephen Hawking had considerable influence in the fund-raising that allowed for the building of the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, but his office was almost indistinct from the others. The features in it that made it different were necessary due to his disability. The footprint corresponded to two regular-sized offices including a corner spot. Most of the furniture and equipment in the office is standard-issue, in the same design found elsewhere in his department.
Details
- Category:
- Stephen Hawking Office
- Collection:
- Stephen Hawking’s Office
- Object Number:
- 2021-561/664
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified)
- Measurements:
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overall: 10 mm x 198 mm x 63 mm, .23 kg
- type:
- nameplates
- credit:
- Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the Estate of Stephen Hawking and allocated to the Science Museum, 2021
