Professor tells the story about that time she nearly killed Stephen Hawking

Sometimes it’s only after people pass away that you hear the most remarkable stories about their lives. 

A former colleague of Stephen Hawking shared an anecdote about him after it was announced that he had died at age 76. And, it seems both Hawking and his classmate had a close brush with death. 

Professor Sarah Parcak wrote on Twitter that she and Hawking narrowly missed having a fatal collision 15 years ago at Cambridge University. 

“I nearly killed him, and he me, 15 years ago, when his wheelchair shot out between two parked cars at Cambridge and I was on my bike,” wrote Parcak.  Read more…

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