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  "id": 18875880,
  "title": "Hawking, the celebrity theoretical physicist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/hawking-the-celebrity-theoretical-physicist",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-08T05:24:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/hawking-the-celebrity-theoretical-physicist/article71630590.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "On November 8, 2018, one of the earliest wheelchairs used by Stephen Hawking fetched a whopping sum of nearly £300,000, while a copy of his doctoral thesis fetched almost £585,000. How did a theoretical physicist turn into one of the most celebrated scientists of recent times? A.S.Ganesh gives you the answer with a brief look at his life and work…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}