It was announced on Thursday that Hawking’s archive and the contents of his university office have been acquired through the Acceptance in Lieu scheme, which allows families to offset tax. The contents of Hawking’s office will go to the Science Museum, settling £1.4m tax. His archive will go to Cambridge University Library, settling £2.8m tax. More left-field objects include the coxing jacket he wore as an undergraduate and refused to have washed after he was thrown into the river wearing it. “It was probably dad.”The Science Museum plans to put on a display of its new objects next year and eventually recreate the office.

Source: The Guardian May 26, 2021 21:00 UTC