London sources reported that 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 recently this month aged 76. Meanwhile as per report the scientist's family hopes that his wheelchair and voice systems could help preserve his memory and are open to offers from museums.
Meanwhile one of the ideas under consideration is for the Science Museum in London to commemorate Hawking's life with an exhibition featuring one of his two wheelchairs as a centre piece. His wheelchair which was made in Sweden and capable of travelling 20 miles at 8mph on one charge, combined technology from around the world.
Furthermore for his friends and family the wheelchair was central to his
identity, which would now most likely have an afterlife. Moreover thousands
lined the streets of Cambridge yesterday for the private funeral of the author
of ‘A Brief History of Time' at the University Church of St. Mary the Great.
Accordingly it was announced earlier this month that Hawking's ashes will be
buried near the grave of Isaac Newton, another famous British scientist, during
a thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey in London on June 15.
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