Stephen Hawking to Lecture in East China University

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Stephen Hawking to Lecture in East China University

Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist and almost totally paralyzed except for three fingers, will give a lecture at Zhejiang University in east China to explain some of his key doctrines.

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Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned physicist, will give a lecture at Zhejiang University in east China to explain some of his key doctrines.

Hawking, who is almost totally paralyzed except for three fingers, is in China for the upcoming International Congress of Mathematicians 2002.

He told the press Sunday that he didn't know a great deal aboutChinese universities, but he added, "Some of them are world class,or soon will be."

What the scientist found most impressive during his second visit to China is that "there are traffic jams", while in 1985, "there were bicycles".

The explorer of space-time said he is glad to attend the highest-ranking academic conference, saying it is nice that China is on the list of top meeting places.

"I don't think my disability has had much effect on my scientific work," said the scientist, who enjoys life and gets great happiness from music and his family.

The International Congress of Mathematicians 2002 is scheduled to be held in Beijing from August 20 to 28, when more than 4,000 mathematicians from around the world are expected to discuss the latest advancements in the field.

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