This weekend will be the birthday of Stephen Hawking, who died at the age of 80. The two and a half minute-long video will go live in the US at midnight tonight and includes a narration in the physicist's own computer-generated voice (created and used with permission from his estate) outlining his work and painting a message of hope for the future.
The digital voice of the late physicist, who lost his voice due toALS, was one of the most recognizable characteristics. Although more advanced artificial voices were developed over the course of his lifetime, the physicist continued to use the original voice with its American accent after having grown attached to it through years of use.
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There is a logo for the internet search engine, known as the "Doodle".
The image is from Google.
The scientist's children were happy. His children said that he would have found it important to show that he never allowed the challenges of his physical condition to limit his power of expression or his determination to make an impact on the world in which he lived. We hope that his example will inspire others and help them through difficult times.
Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 after living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Matthew Cruickshank illustrated the Doodle.
