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Stephen Hawking honored at NYC science, arts gala
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June 3, 2010, Thursday
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BRITISH physicist Stephen Hawking has been honored at a celebrity-filled gala mixing science and the arts at New York City's Lincoln Center.
Yesterday night's gala is the kickoff event for the World Science Festival, a five-day gathering meant to bring the most complex topics in science to the masses.
Hawking said in remarks delivered from the stage that he was "proud to have played a small role in this great story" of science.
The gala included appearances by actor and science aficionado Alan Alda, Broadway stars and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Hawking is best known for his work explaining the physics of black holes. In the 1960s, Hawking developed a degenerative disease that has impaired his ability to move and speak.
He uses an electronic speech synthesizer to communicate.
Yesterday night's gala is the kickoff event for the World Science Festival, a five-day gathering meant to bring the most complex topics in science to the masses.
Hawking said in remarks delivered from the stage that he was "proud to have played a small role in this great story" of science.
The gala included appearances by actor and science aficionado Alan Alda, Broadway stars and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Hawking is best known for his work explaining the physics of black holes. In the 1960s, Hawking developed a degenerative disease that has impaired his ability to move and speak.
He uses an electronic speech synthesizer to communicate.
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