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A Stephen Hawking, a selection of work and belongings of the late physicist Christie's auction.
Among the items sold were his motorized red leather wheelchair and a copy of his doctoral thesis Properties of Expanding Universes – which sold for £ 296,750 ($ 532,663) and £ 584,750 ($ 1049,620) respectively.
The items were included in the Christie's auction "On the Shoulders of Giants", which ran Oct. 31 to Nov. 8 and included handwritten papers from fellow Isaac Newton brainfighters, Charles Darwin, and some guy named Albert Einstein.
Hawking also includes a copy of his book A Brief History of Time with his thumbprint that sold for £ 68,750 ($ 123,856), his Alpha Industries bomber jacket that sold for £ 40,000 ($ 72,061), and a collection of medals and awards that sold for £ 296,750 ($ 532,606).
In addition to Hawking 's personal documents and items, an original production script for Stephen Hawking' s final appearance on The Simpsons – in which he was portrayed to a Kangol hat – also sold £ 6250 ($ 11,260). An invitation to his famous Reception for Time Travelers snagged £ 11,250 (20,267).
"Stephen Hawking was a huge personality worldwide," Thomas Venning, head of the Books and Manuscripts department Christie's London, told Reuters prior to the auction. "He had this amazing ability to connect with people."
Hawking's red flesh has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The Stephen Hawking Foundation and the Motor Neuron Disease Association.
According to the Guardian, the esteemed physicist's daughter Lucy Hawking said the auction was an opportunity for his admirers to "acquire a memento of our father's extraordinary life in the shape of a small selection of evocative and fascinating items."
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