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Gravity Research Foundation essays, 1965 - 1968

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10440/17/3

Scope and Contents

Essays submitted to the annual Gravity Research Foundation essay competition. Includes 'The Gravitational Collapse of the Universe' (carbon copy, 1965, awarded 2nd place), 'The Relation Between the Asymptotic and Local Measures of Mass' (photocopy, 1967) and 'On Gravitational Collapse and Cosmology' (photocopy, 1968, co-authored with Roger Penrose, awarded 2nd place).

Dates

  • Creation: 1965 - 1968

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The Stephen Hawking Archive is generally available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Access to some files is restricted in compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018. Access to some files is temporarily restricted pending conservation treatment. See individual file entries for details. Audiovisual and digital content requires further processing to make it accessible for consultation; this material does not currently appear in this catalogue. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Other essays submitted to the Gravity Research Foundation were included on Hawking's publications list and are in MS Add.10440/18.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

Contact:
Cambridge University Library
West Road
Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom