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A wheelchair used by physicist Stephen Hawking was auctioned for nearly 300,000 pounds ($ 393,000), while a copy of his doctoral dissertation reported nearly 585,000 pounds (767,000) dollars), auctioneer Christie said on Thursday.
The motorized chair, used by Hawking after being paralyzed by motor neuron disease, raised 296,750 pounds ($ 385,122) at a Christie's online auction. It was expected that its price would reach 15,000 pounds ($ 19,467).
Proceeds from the sale of the chair will go to two charities, the Stephen Hawking Foundation and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
1965 Cambridge University Thesis, "Properties of Expanding Universes", auctioned online for more than three times its pre-sale estimate.
Diagnosed with motor neuron disease at 22 years old and only having a few years to live, Hawking died. in March, at the age of 76. He developed scientific thought about black holes and the origins of the universe and achieved celebrity status by writing bestselling books and inviting him to play in "The Simpsons".
A scenario drawn from one of his appearances in the animated film The TV show sold 22 Hawking articles, for a price of 6,250 pounds (8111 dollars), while a collection of medals and rewards brought him 296,750 pounds ($ 385,122).
Hawking's daughter, Lucy, said the sale gave "admirers of her work". He is fortunate to acquire a memory of our father's extraordinary life in the form of a small selection of evocative and fascinating elements.
Hawking's children hope to preserve his scientific archives for the country. Christie's is holding negotiations to transfer it to the UK authorities instead of the inheritance tax.
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