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Trinity College. Cambridge

World famous cosmologist, Professor Stephen Hawking, joined members of the College for the opening of the Stephen Hawking room on Saturday 17th October. The seminar room is a ground floor room on "P" staircase, overlooking the iconic Latham Lawn which leads to the river terrace.

Stephen was pleased to be honoured in this way: "As much as I would like to say that I spent all my early Cambridge research career at Trinity Hall thinking about the universe and everything, I spent some of my time enjoying this beautiful setting by the river. It is therefore a pleasure to be back in my old college and a privilege to have this room overlooking Latham Lawn named in my honour.  I hope that the next generation of cosmologists, and of course other Trinity Hall scholars, gain inspiration from working in this space."

Read more at http://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/news/

Eagle eyes amongst you may have noticed the archive photographs at the end of The Theory of Everything showing Stephen and Jane's wedding photograph in front of the Old Library at Trinity Hall following their marriage in Trinity's Hall Chapel in 1965. 

Stephen Hawking, who undertook his postgraduate studies at Trinity Hall, not Trinity College as some sources have reported, met Jane Wilde whilst studying in Cambridge and married her in Trinity Hall; the place where their marriage began! 

The Revd Canon Paul Lucas (TH Fellow 1963-1969), who officiated at the wedding ceremony, sent us a wonderful quote... “I married Stephen and Jane Hawking in Trinity Hall Chapel, so viewed the film with interest. The Chaplain was short, fat and bald. I have never been short, never been fat, and in those days wasn't bald.” 

A stunning portrayal and incredible resemblance of Stephen Hawking by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne; The Revd Canon Paul Lucas may like to have chosen Eddie for himself!