Rare offprint of Hawking's "The Quantum Mechanics of Black Holes," reprinted from Scientific American (January 1977), ten pages, 8.25 x 11.25, signed on the front cover in black felt tip by Stephen Hawking. The article discusses the creation of black holes, the physics behind them, and the possibility of black holes emitting radiation by the 'tunneling' by particles and antiparticles. In fine condition, with light intersecting folds. A remarkable signed example of a significant journal article, covering some of Hawking's most important breakthroughs in quantum mechanics.
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