Stephen Hawking's tailor-made hi-tech wheelchair and his computer-generated voice are expected to live on as a legacy of the world-famous theoretical physicist who died earlier this month aged 76. According to 'The Sunday Times', the scientist's family hope that his wheelchair and voice systems could help preserve his memory and are open to offers from museums. Computer engineers had spent four years rebuilding the 33-year-old synthesiser that created Hawking's robotic tones after it was in danger of failing. Hawking's voice was developed by Dennis Klatt, a US scientist who based it on his own speech. For his friends and family the wheelchair was central to his identity, which would now most likely have an afterlife.

Source: dna April 02, 2018 06:11 UTC