2021-05-27 12:00:25 GMT2021-05-27 20:00:25(Beijing Time) Sina English
Papers and a diverse range of personal items belonging to the late British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking have been acquired by Cambridge University and a UK museum group.
Under an agreement between Cambridge University Library, the Science Museum Group and the UK government, the entire contents of the world-renowned scientist s office and archive will be preserved for future generations.
The £4.2 million (US$5.9 million) deal means 10,000 pages of Hawking s scientific papers and other documents will remain in the university city of Cambridge in eastern England where he died in 2018.
Objects including his wheelchairs, speech synthesisers, and personal memorabilia including his entire Cambridge office will be housed at London s Science Museum and selected highlights will go on display next year.