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                • Wednesday, 26 May, 2021
                  Archive of physicist Stephen Hawking left to academia and museums

                  Wheelchair and trove of papers among items given to Cambridge university and Science Museum

                • Friday, 30 April, 2021
                  Nilanjana Roy
                  Biographers — myth-busters or myth-keepers?

                  Two biographies of eminent men take differing approaches to their subjects — and only one of them works

                • Saturday, 7 November, 2020
                  ReviewBiography and memoir
                  Stephen Hawking: A Memoir — humane and intimate portrait of ‘a granite spirit’

                  Biography captures the thrill of scientific discovery, as well as the trials of daily living

                • Thursday, 11 April, 2019
                  Anjana Ahuja
                  Black hole image vindicates those who saw the unseeable

                  The visual proof of ‘dark stars’ would delight those who first posited their existence

                  This image released Wednesday, April 10, 2019, by Event Horizon Telescope shows a black hole. Scientists revealed the first image ever made of a black hole after assembling data gathered by a network of radio telescopes around the world. (Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration/Maunakea Observatories via AP)
                • Friday, 16 March, 2018
                  Undercover EconomistTim Harford
                  Stephen Hawking’s restless scientific curiosity pulled us all in

                  The physicist, unlike so many experts, knew how to communicate difficult ideas

                  FILE - MARCH 14: Renowned British Physicist Stephen Hawking has passed away at his home in Cambridge, March 14, 2018. LONDON - JANUARY 17: Professor Stephen Hawking delivers his speech at the release of the 'Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' on January 17, 2007 in London, Ebgland. A group of scientists assessing the dangers posed to civilisation have moved the Doomsday Clock forward two minutes closer to midnight as an indication and warning of the threats of nuclear war and climate change. (Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)
                • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
                  World3 min
                  Stephen Hawking's triumph of mind over matter

                  How did physicist and author live so long with motor neurone disease?

                • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
                  Anjana Ahuja
                  How Stephen Hawking took physics to the limits

                  His work on black holes continues to fascinate and frustrate researchers today

                  FILE - In this Wednesday, July 21, 1999 file photo Professor Stephen Hawking smiles during a news conference at the University of Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany. Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, has died, a family spokesman said early Wednesday, March 14, 2018.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
                • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
                  World
                  Stephen Hawking — in pictures

                  The scientist overcame the odds to excel in his field and broaden the popularity of science

                  (FILES) In this file photo taken on April 26, 2007 and released by Zero G, British cosmologist Stephen Hawking experiences zero gravity during a flight over the Atlantic Ocean. "It was amazing ... I could have gone on and on," Hawking, 65, said after riding for two hours on a modified jet that flew a rollercoaster trajectory to create the impression of microgravity.  
									 Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking has died at age 76, a family spokesman said Wednesday, March 14, 2018. We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today," professor Hawking's children, Lucy, Robert, and Tim said in a statement carried by Britain's Press Association news agency. "He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years."
									 / AFP PHOTO / ZERO G / ZERO GZERO G/AFP/Getty Images
                • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
                  ObituaryScience
                  Stephen Hawking, scientist, 1942-2018

                  Theoretical physicist who symbolised victory of human spirit over physical disability

                  Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (4451661a) Professor Stephen Hawking Professor Stephen Hawking at the Centre of Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics, Oxford, Britain - 12 Apr 2013
                • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
                  ObituaryfastFT
                  Physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76
                • Thursday, 23 February, 2017
                  Anjana Ahuja
                  Planetary discoveries remind humans of their cosmic place

                  An ultra-cool dwarf star carries the whiff of a jackpot of extraterrestrial life

                  UNSPECIFIED:  In this NASA digital illustration handout released on February 22, 2017, an artist's concept allows us to imagine what it would be like to stand on the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f, located in the TRAPPIST-1 system in the constellation Aquarius. Because this planet is thought to be tidally locked to its star, meaning the same face of the planet is always pointed at the star, there would be a region called the terminator that perpetually divides day and night. If the night side is icy, the day side might give way to liquid water in the area where sufficient starlight hits the surface. One of the unusual features of TRAPPIST-1 planets is how close they are to each other -- so close that other planets could be visible in the sky from the surface of each one. In this view, the planets in the sky correspond to TRAPPIST1e (top left crescent), d (middle crescent) and c (bright dot to the lower right of the crescents). TRAPPIST-1e would appear about the same size as the moon and TRAPPIST1-c is on the far side of the star. The star itself, an ultra-cool dwarf, would appear about three times larger than our own sun does in Earth's skies.
									The system has been revealed through observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope as well as other ground-based observatories, and the ground-based TRAPPIST telescope for which it was named after. (Photo digital Illustration by NASA/NASA via Getty Images)
                • Tuesday, 30 August, 2016
                  Jonathan MargolisJonathan Margolis
                  Synthesised speech deserves recognition

                  The unglamorous technology can do much more than just read out the time over the phone

                • Thursday, 14 July, 2016
                  FT Magazine
                  Artificial intelligence: can we control it?

                  It is the world’s greatest opportunity, and its greatest threat, believes Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom

                  Professor Nick Bostrom
                • Sunday, 17 April, 2016
                  The FT ViewUS & Canadian companies
                  StarChip Enterprise is a mission worth backing

                  The new billionaire-driven age of space exploration is inspiring

                  This artist's impression shows the planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri B, a member of the triple star system that is the closest to Earth in this image released on October 17, 2012. Alpha Centauri B is the most brilliant object in the sky and the other dazzling object is Alpha Centauri A. Our own Sun is visible to the upper right. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO?s La Silla Observatory in Chile. REUTERS/ESO/L. Calcada/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org)/Handout (SPACE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RTR3992K
                • Wednesday, 13 April, 2016
                  Technology sector
                  #techFT – From moonshots to starshots
                • Tuesday, 12 April, 2016
                  Aerospace & Defence
                  Nanocraft to launch tiny trek to the stars

                  Initiative aims to send a fleet of miniature spaceships to Alpha Centauri

                  This artist's impression shows the planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri B, a member of the triple star system that is the closest to Earth in this image released on October 17, 2012. Alpha Centauri B is the most brilliant object in the sky and the other dazzling object is Alpha Centauri A. Our own Sun is visible to the upper right. It is also the lightest exoplanet ever discovered around a star like the Sun. The planet was detected using the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-metre telescope at ESO?s La Silla Observatory in Chile. REUTERS/ESO/L. Calcada/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org)/Handout (SPACE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RTR3992K
                • Thursday, 4 February, 2016
                  Wearable technology
                  #techFT – Desperately seeking the AI edge
                • Wednesday, 3 February, 2016
                  News in-depthUS & Canadian companies
                  Silicon Valley titans drawn to Britain’s AI talent pool

                  Microsoft’s purchase of London-based Swiftkey is latest start-up to be snapped up by a US group

                  For use in UK, Ireland or Benelux countries only Undated BBC handout photo of Stephen Hawking who has said scientific progress is almost certain to bring disaster to planet Earth within the next few thousand years, during a question and answer session at the BBC Reith Lectures. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday January 19, 2016. He predicts that as new technologies are developed, the number of threats to the human race will increase until some kind of global cataclysm is virtually inevitable. See PA story SCIENCE Hawking. Photo credit should read: Richard Ansett/BBC/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: Not for use more than 21 days after issue. You may use this picture without charge only for the purpose of publicising or reporting on current BBC programming, personnel or other BBC output or activity within 21 days of issue. Any use after that time MUST be cleared through BBC Picture Publicity. Please credit the image to the BBC and any named photographer or independent programme maker, as described in the caption.
                • Wednesday, 27 January, 2016
                  ReviewBooks
                  Review: Stephen Hawking’s Reith lectures on black holes

                  The Cambridge university physicist explains how cosmology and philosophy overlap

                  For use in UK, Ireland or Benelux countries only Undated BBC handout photo of Stephen Hawking who has said scientific progress is almost certain to bring disaster to planet Earth within the next few thousand years, during a question and answer session at the BBC Reith Lectures. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday January 19, 2016. He predicts that as new technologies are developed, the number of threats to the human race will increase until some kind of global cataclysm is virtually inevitable. See PA story SCIENCE Hawking. Photo credit should read: Richard Ansett/BBC/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: Not for use more than 21 days after issue. You may use this picture without charge only for the purpose of publicising or reporting on current BBC programming, personnel or other BBC output or activity within 21 days of issue. Any use after that time MUST be cleared through BBC Picture Publicity. Please credit the image to the BBC and any named photographer or independent programme maker, as described in the caption.
                • Friday, 18 December, 2015
                  Izabella Kaminska
                  Since you asked: Awkward questions on AI

                  Is artificial intelligence really something to worry about, writes Izabella Kaminska

                  Robot Restaurant In Suzhou...SUZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 10: (CHINA OUT) Robots deliver meals for customers at a restaurant on December 10, 2015 in Suzhou, China. The restaurant has four robots delivering meals, one robot welcoming and over ten robots performing. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
                • Monday, 12 October, 2015
                  FT AlphavilleDavid Keohane
                  Further reading
                • Tuesday, 22 September, 2015
                  Technology sector
                  Fear must not hold back new era of artificial intelligence

                  Ben Medlock, whose company used AI to help Stephen Hawking, hails the opportunities it will bring

                  British theoretical physicist professor Stephen Hawking gives a lecture during the Starmus Festival on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on September 23, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DESIREE MARTIN (Photo credit should read DESIREE MARTIN/AFP/Getty Images)
                • Monday, 7 September, 2015
                  Life & Arts
                  Venice Film Festival — first report

                  From Janis Joplin to 1980s Argentina, documentaries and true stories have dominated the screens so far

                  Janis Joplin is the subject of a new documentary, 'Janis: Little Girl Blue'
                • Monday, 27 July, 2015
                  US & Canadian companies
                  Tech leaders warn of killer robot arms race

                  Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking among those calling for ban on autonomous weapons

                  a still from the science fiction film ‘I, Robot’
                • Monday, 20 July, 2015
                  UK economy
                  Search for alien life receives $100m boost

                  Silicon Valley entrepreneur Yuri Milner donates funds to hunt for extraterrestrial intelligence

                  Entrepreneur Yuri Milner, cosmologist Stephen Hawking and UK Astronomer Royal Lord Rees announce the relaunched search for extraterrestrial intelligence at a press conference in London on Monday
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