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395 - Hawking (Stephen).- The Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Plenary Session on Science and Sustainability, programme, signed with right thumb-print of Stephen Hawking, on p.10 beside his photograph, with authentication inscription "This is the right thumb-print of Professor Stephen Hawking witness by Steve Grocutt 28-11-2016", 8 ff., slightly creased in places, light finger soiling to title, 297 x 210mm., Vatican City, 25-29 November 2016; plus a letter of authenticity signed by Stephen Grocutt; plus an Order of Service of Thanksgiving for Professor Steven Hawking, Westminster Abbey, 15 June 2018, in original wrappers; together with 6 others, ephemera relating to the Plenary Session and Hawking, together all items in a smart wooden box (320 x 320 x 120mm.) (9)
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Hawking (Stephen).- The Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Plenary Session on Science and Sustainability, programme, signed with right thumb-print of Stephen Hawking, on p.10 beside his photograph, with authentication inscription "This is the right thumb-print of Professor Stephen Hawking witness by Steve Grocutt 28-11-2016", 8 ff., slightly creased in places, light finger soiling to title, 297 x 210mm., Vatican City, 25-29 November 2016; plus a letter of authenticity signed by Stephen Grocutt; plus an Order of Service of Thanksgiving for Professor Steven Hawking, Westminster Abbey, 15 June 2018, in original wrappers; together with 6 others, ephemera relating to the Plenary Session and Hawking, together all items in a smart wooden box (320 x 320 x 120mm.) (9) *** The title of this Plenary Session of the Academy was, Impacts of Scientific Knowledge and Technology on Human Society and its Environment. Professor Stephen Hawking gave a paper entitled, 'The Origin of the Universe' during the Special Session on Friday 25th November. Stephen Grocutt was a member of Stephen Hawking's private healthcare team from 2015-2017, travelling with him around the world. Also included alongside a letter of authenticity signed by Stephen Grocutt is a photograph of Mr Grocutt together with Professor Hawking in London on the evening of his BBC Radio 4 Reith Lecture on black holes.
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