Stephen Hawking: would I be supported now?
BRITISH physicist Stephen Hawking says he doubts he would have risen to international prominence if was a young scientist in today's economic climate.
WORLD renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking has spoken of fears that a gifted academic with a condition as serious as his own would not be able to flourish in today's tough economic times.
HAWKING, 73, who found fame with a new audience following the release of award-winning film The Theory Of Everything, expressed the concerns at an event to celebrate his 50th year as a fellow at the University of Cambridge's Gonville and Caius College.
Aussie mum suspected murdered overseas
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Deadly disease detected in two major cities
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