Christies goes to wheelchair auction and his thesis Stephen Hawking | Now

Christies auction house will auction off articles by scientist Stephen Hawking, who died earlier this year. His wheelchair, his thesis, some of his awards and scientific articles will go under the hammer.

The international auction house announced Monday.

Twenty-two articles from the world-renowned scientist will be auctioned, including one of five copies of Hawking's 1965 thesis. The estimated price is between $ 130,000 and $ 195,000.

The thesis, signed by Hawking in a fragile handwriting because of ALS disease, is "both a historical record of the history of physics and a glimpse into the personal history of Hawking, "says Thomas Venning, head of Christie's manuscripts department, against the news agency AP .

Stephen Hawking was a British physicist, mathematician and cosmologist. He suffered from a muscle disease, ALS, which is incurable and affects nerve cells until complete paralysis of the body. The mind is not affected.

Part of the product of the good cause

Hawking communicated via a voting computer connected to his wheelchair. One of the wheelchairs is auctioned. The expected return is between $ 13,000 and $ 19,500. Part of this amount goes to two charities, the Stephen Hawking Foundation and the Motor Neurone Disease Association

According to Venning, Hawking initially considered himself a scientist, but he also accepted and appreciated his status of celebrity. He appeared several times in an episode of the famous television series The Simpsons and he kept a statue of his character in the series in his office

Christies will also be the screenplay of a episodes. from Simpsons Auction a copy of his bestseller 'The Universe & # 39; and a jacket that Hawking wore in one of the documentaries made

Hawking died on March 14, 2018 at the age of 76 in his hometown Cambridge.