PROFESSOR STEPHEN HAWKINGS SPEAKS TO TEENAGE SCIENTISTS IN JERUSALEM
British scientist Professor Stephen Hawking speaks to teenage scientists at the Bloomfield Museum of Science in Jerusalem, December 10, 2006. Professor Hawkings is on an eight day visit to Israel and the West Bank. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill)
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