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Book excerpt / house oversight committee evidence
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Summary
This document is an excerpt from a James Patterson book, submitted as evidence in a House Oversight investigation. It details a March 2006 physics symposium titled 'Confronting Gravity' hosted by Jeffrey Epstein in Saint Thomas, attended by Stephen Hawking and Nobel laureates. The text highlights a specific gesture where Epstein paid to modify a submarine to accommodate Hawking's wheelchair for an underwater tour. The partially visible right page discusses Epstein's associate Al Seckel and mentions connections to Elon Musk and James 'The Amazing' Randi.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| James Patterson | Author |
Author of the book from which this page is taken.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject |
Host of the physics symposium; paid for submarine modification for Stephen Hawking.
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| Stephen Hawking | Guest/Physicist |
Celebrity physicist who attended Epstein's symposium; recipient of submarine tour gift.
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| Chief Reiter | Investigator |
Mentioned as conducting an investigation around the time of the 2006 symposium.
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| Al Seckel | Associate |
Described as 'Epstein's partner' in a specific context (likely intellectual or social) on the right page.
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| James 'the Amazing' [Randi] | Magician/Skeptic |
Mentioned in list of associates on right page (partial text matches James 'the Amazing').
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| Elon Musk | Founder |
Mentioned on the right page in the context of people Epstein or Seckel courted.
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| Mark Oppenheimer | Source/Commentator |
Quoted on the right page discussing Al Seckel's career and lawsuits.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas Source |
Media outlet that reported on the symposium.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
March 2006
'Confronting Gravity' Symposium
Saint Thomas
March 2006 (associated with symposium)
Submarine excursion for Stephen Hawking
Saint Thomas / Under the ocean
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Location of the 'Confronting Gravity' symposium.
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Mentioned on the right page ('In certain Los Angeles ci...').
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Relationships (3)
Epstein hosted Hawking at a symposium and modified a submarine for him.
Right page text refers to 'Epstein's partner in the... Al Seckel'.
Right page mentions Musk in a list of people Epstein or Seckel 'would court'.
Key Quotes (4)
"Epstein had hosted twenty top physicists—including three Nobel Prize winners as well as the celebrity physicist Stephen Hawking—at a Saint Thomas symposium called 'Confronting Gravity'"Source
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""There is no agenda except fun and physics, and that's fun with a capital F," Epstein said."Source
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"He paid to have a submarine modified so that it could fit Hawking and his wheelchair and give the scientist his first glimpse of an actual alien world"Source
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"It was one of the most romantic, generous gestures that Jeffrey Epstein had ever made."Source
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Full Extracted Text
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JAMES PATTERSON
discuss cognitive neuroscience, artificial intelligence, systems of
encryption and decryption, and other topics.
Epstein had been hosting get-togethers like this for years.
Toward the end of Chief Reiter's investigation, in March of 2006,
Epstein had hosted twenty top physicists—including three Nobel
Prize winners as well as the celebrity physicist Stephen Hawking—
at a Saint Thomas symposium called "Confronting Gravity,"
which was advertised as "a workshop to explore fundamental
questions in physics and cosmology."
"This is a remarkable group," one of the Nobel Prize winners
told a reporter for the St. Thomas Source.
"There is no agenda except fun and physics, and that's fun
with a capital F," Epstein said.
Epstein had been especially interested in Stephen Hawking.
Someday, Hawking had theorized, the universe would stop
expanding and collapse, at which point time would begin to run
backwards. Hawking believed that computer viruses were living
things. He thought that given the size of the universe, alien life
forms existed. He did not believe in God. But he had a vast appre-
ciation for the inner workings of the universe, and this is why
Epstein gave Hawking a tremendous gift. He paid to have a sub-
marine modified so that it could fit Hawking and his wheelchair
and give the scientist his first glimpse of an actual alien world—
the one that lies under the waves of the ocean.
It was one of the most romantic, generous gestures that Jef-
frey Epstein had ever made.
encryption and decryption, and other topics.
Epstein had been hosting get-togethers like this for years.
Toward the end of Chief Reiter's investigation, in March of 2006,
Epstein had hosted twenty top physicists—including three Nobel
Prize winners as well as the celebrity physicist Stephen Hawking—
at a Saint Thomas symposium called "Confronting Gravity,"
which was advertised as "a workshop to explore fundamental
questions in physics and cosmology."
"This is a remarkable group," one of the Nobel Prize winners
told a reporter for the St. Thomas Source.
"There is no agenda except fun and physics, and that's fun
with a capital F," Epstein said.
Epstein had been especially interested in Stephen Hawking.
Someday, Hawking had theorized, the universe would stop
expanding and collapse, at which point time would begin to run
backwards. Hawking believed that computer viruses were living
things. He thought that given the size of the universe, alien life
forms existed. He did not believe in God. But he had a vast appre-
ciation for the inner workings of the universe, and this is why
Epstein gave Hawking a tremendous gift. He paid to have a sub-
marine modified so that it could fit Hawking and his wheelchair
and give the scientist his first glimpse of an actual alien world—
the one that lies under the waves of the ocean.
It was one of the most romantic, generous gestures that Jef-
frey Epstein had ever made.
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