Stephen Hawking's final work will try to answer some of the biggest questions in the universe
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Stephen Hawking's final work, a book answering some of the deepest questions humanity has ever asked, will be published later this year. It will be divided into four questions, publisher John Murray said, which will bring together Professor Hawking's thought: "Why Are We Here? After he passed away, his estate decided to push ahead with the project – described as "a selection of his most profound, accessible, and timely reflections from his personal archive" – and to give a portion of the proceeds to the Motor Neuron Disease Association and the Stephen Hawking Foundation. In addition to his pioneering discoveries, Stephen Hawking's previous work ranks among the most read and celebrated science writing of all time.
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