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Stephen Hawking book signed from 1976, shortly before Hawking was not able to write his name due to ALS. Hawking signs this novel, ''October the First is Too Late'', on the blank page opposite the title page in his stilted, but legible handwriting, reading ''Stephen Hawking'' in blue ballpoint; interestingly, some doodles appearing on the back page also have the same stilted quality, indicating they may have been done by Hawking as well. Signature was acquired by Professor Antal Bejczy, a NASA scientist who developed the Mars Rover Sojourner and who worked with Hawking at CalTech in the 1970s. Novel is a 1976 paperback printing by author Fred Hoyle who, beyond his writing pursuits, was principally a theoretical astronomer. Like Hawking, he worked at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge and also at CalTech where, during a sabbatical, he developed a theory of stellar nucleosynthesis. Book measures 4.5'' x 7.125''. Toning to interior pages, and some creasing to covers. Very good condition.
Stephen Hawking Signed Novel of Science Fiction -- One of the Scarcest of Signatures, Signed by Hawking in 1976
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