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Hawking Archive made available to historians and researchers

44 points by timthorn 2y ago

CarpaDorada 2y ago
If we ever found the meaning of life, it'd be behind a paywall. It's a shame that papers of such importance with regards to black holes and the universe are behind a paywall. The URL indicates "-for-all" but the reality is, you have to be a researcher or historian. PS. The link "Find out more about joining Cambridge University Library as a private researcher or other user" is 404 broken.
- phyalow 2y ago
  https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/using-library/your-library-membership/who-can-use-library https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/using-library/your-library-members... (scroll to the bottom, any one can access).
  - timthorn 2y ago
    The article was published last month. I think the novel aspect was the completion of the digitisation effort.
jll29 2y ago
Perhaps "(2021)" should be added to the title. I love most of the archive video and the great work that its members does. I wish though, the inflationary use "trinity" in the context of Newton-Darwin-Hawking had not be misused (three humans do not a Trinity make, Trinity refers to the Christian concept of unity of the three persons God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit). Neither of them were gods, and Hawking did not achieve a Nobel prize in physics. Hawking was intelligent and discovered some important things, but he was also a fallible person (we all are) - e.g. in his marriage (details omitted out of respect for his family) & I recall that he charged an entrance fee for some of his lectures. Hopefully these materials will be made available for all, and yes, may they inspire future young people to embrace research with enthusiasm, so hopefully one day they will find out more of the fundamental laws of nature.
- renewiltord 2y ago
  Yeah, this matters to Christians but not to others. Just like how people use juggernaut.
- phyalow 2y ago
  RE: Your Trinity contention, I couldnt see any reference in the link to it all? Many colleges at Cambridge are directly named after Christian references. Indeed Trinity College and Trinity Hall are both ancient institutions (Newton, Hawking where students at each respectively, while the Darwins (inc. Charles) were also associated with Trinity, Corpus Christi and St. Johns). The materials are available for all (stated point blank), you just need to register as a reader at the University Library, a straight forward process.
- anamexis 2y ago
  It isn't inflationary, it's one of the definitions of trinity: > 2. (not capitalized) : a group of three closely related persons or things https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Trinity https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Trinity
  - mass_and_energy 2y ago
    Yeah just because your faith uses the term doesn't make it ineligible for common vernacular. I don't think non-christians much care (or even know) what the "trinity" is, that's between you and yourself.
    - verisimi 2y ago
      Pronouns.. yes, I see.
      - mass_and_energy 2y ago
        Hmm. Are you okay? What you're saying doesn't make sense. Is your carbon monoxide detector plugged in? Are you smelling burnt toast? Because the words you're sharing with the world lack coherent meaning, my friend. Barring that, maybe you clicked on the wrong comment before typing your answer? You can make the letters bigger in your browser by tapping Shift and + at the same time.

44 points by timthorn 2y ago

If we ever found the meaning of life, it'd be behind a paywall. It's a shame that papers of such importance with regards to black holes and the universe are behind a paywall. The URL indicates "-for-all" but the reality is, you have to be a researcher or historian. PS. The link "Find out more about joining Cambridge University Library as a private researcher or other user" is 404 broken.

phyalow 2y ago
https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/using-library/your-library-membership/who-can-use-library https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/using-library/your-library-members... (scroll to the bottom, any one can access).
- timthorn 2y ago
  The article was published last month. I think the novel aspect was the completion of the digitisation effort.

jll29 2y ago

Perhaps "(2021)" should be added to the title. I love most of the archive video and the great work that its members does. I wish though, the inflationary use "trinity" in the context of Newton-Darwin-Hawking had not be misused (three humans do not a Trinity make, Trinity refers to the Christian concept of unity of the three persons God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit). Neither of them were gods, and Hawking did not achieve a Nobel prize in physics. Hawking was intelligent and discovered some important things, but he was also a fallible person (we all are) - e.g. in his marriage (details omitted out of respect for his family) & I recall that he charged an entrance fee for some of his lectures. Hopefully these materials will be made available for all, and yes, may they inspire future young people to embrace research with enthusiasm, so hopefully one day they will find out more of the fundamental laws of nature.

renewiltord 2y ago
Yeah, this matters to Christians but not to others. Just like how people use juggernaut.
phyalow 2y ago
RE: Your Trinity contention, I couldnt see any reference in the link to it all? Many colleges at Cambridge are directly named after Christian references. Indeed Trinity College and Trinity Hall are both ancient institutions (Newton, Hawking where students at each respectively, while the Darwins (inc. Charles) were also associated with Trinity, Corpus Christi and St. Johns). The materials are available for all (stated point blank), you just need to register as a reader at the University Library, a straight forward process.
anamexis 2y ago
It isn't inflationary, it's one of the definitions of trinity: > 2. (not capitalized) : a group of three closely related persons or things https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Trinity https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Trinity
- mass_and_energy 2y ago
  Yeah just because your faith uses the term doesn't make it ineligible for common vernacular. I don't think non-christians much care (or even know) what the "trinity" is, that's between you and yourself.
  - verisimi 2y ago
    Pronouns.. yes, I see.
    - mass_and_energy 2y ago
      Hmm. Are you okay? What you're saying doesn't make sense. Is your carbon monoxide detector plugged in? Are you smelling burnt toast? Because the words you're sharing with the world lack coherent meaning, my friend. Barring that, maybe you clicked on the wrong comment before typing your answer? You can make the letters bigger in your browser by tapping Shift and + at the same time.