The youngsters learned about the books written by Stephen Hawking and his life. A programme was organised here on Tuesday at Swami Vivekananda Library. To observe the birth anniversary of Stephen Hawking the event was organised.
The books written by Hawking were displayed at the Swami Vivekananda Library. The books displayed, were included in his 06 most discussed and liked books. Stephen Hawking was born January 8, 1942. He was not only a well known physicist but also a very good writer.
His specialty is that he has written simple subjects such as physics in a simple way to the readers.
Members also issued the issue of books displayed on the Swami Vivekananda Library. A quiz was also organized on the occasion. Questions were asked on Stephen Hawking's life. Throughout the day, the quiz associated with his life was also done. 35 entries were registered in the Offline Quiz on Stephen Hawking, of whom Pyush Shivani was 14 years old, gave the correct answers to all 10 questions.
He was felicitated with Stephen Hawking's Book "Brief Answers, Big Quotes".
Library Manager Yatish Bhatele said that some books written by him on Stephen Hawking have been collected on the Swami Vivekananda Library's display.
Most of the books have been taken by the Library Members today by issuing them.
To increase interest in reading, such quizzes and book displays will be done on the birthday of the author in Swami Vivekananda Library. Some interesting information related to the author will also be told to the readers, he added.