Stephen Hawking's thesis and his wheelchair sell for $ 1 million | news from the world

A motorized wheelchair used by the late British physicist Stephen Hawking was auctioned Thursday for nearly £ 300,000 ($ 391,740), while a thesis garnered nearly double the price of $ 391,740. a sale to raise funds for a charity.

At the origins of the universe, Hawking died in March, at the age of 76, after spending most of his life in a wheelchair suffering from motor neuron disease .

Some of his business, including essays, medals, awards and a copy of his book, "Brief History of Time," signed with a fingerprint, was sold online Thursday alongside letters and manuscripts belonging to Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein.

Hawking's 117-page thesis titled "The Properties of Expanding Universes" from 1965 is sold for £ 584,750. , well ahead of the estimate up to 150,000.

Medals and awards are selling at 296,750 pounds, compared to an estimate at 15,000 pounds, while the red motorized wheelchair is selling 2,966,750 pounds, also compared to an estimate of 15,000 pounds.

Christies Auction House organized a nine-day online auction titled "On the Shoulders of the Giants" to raise funds for the Stephen Hawking Foundation and the Motor Neurone Disease Association. [19659002] It also gave the fans of the physicist known for his electronic voice synthesizer the opportunity to buy some of his possessions.

"Stephen Hawking was a great personality all over the world. He had this incredible ability to connect with people, "Thomas Venning, head of the Books and Manuscripts Department at Christie's London auction house, told Reuters.

First published: 09 Nov. 2018 12:33 IST