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communicate and speak due to his motor neuron disease, didn’t he?
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David Spencer: Exactly. Prof. Hawking was first diagnosed with
Interviewer: Welcome to our program about the successful women ALS, a motor neuron disease, more than five decades ago, at the
in today’s aerospace technology. I’d like to let you know Brenda age of 21, and was initially given just a few years to live. When Mr.
Simpson, the head of engineering at EHA Aerospace Company. Hi, Hawking was first given a chair with an artificial voice box, he was
Brenda. It’s very nice to see you. still able to select words on a computer with a hand-held computer
Brenda: Thank you so much. I’m really happy to be here. device. As his condition worsened, more advanced technology had
Interviewer: Why did you choose to become an engineer, Brenda? to be used.
Brenda: Actually, I’ve always been interested in how things work Dennis Wolf: How long was he able to survive?
since I was four or five. Engineering isn’t only about testing theories David Spencer: He may have been the longest-living ALS survivor,
and building models but also about designing new products and having lived for 55 years with this incurable disease. The world
finding new uses for old ones. I think I’ve really wanted to improve really lost one of its brilliant scientific minds when the legendary
myself in the world of technology. physicist died at the age of 76.
Interviewer: So cool! What can you tell us about your university Dennis Wolf: Did you have a chance to meet Prof. Hawking?
years? David Spencer: Yes, I was lucky enough to meet him several times
Brenda: Well, I was the only girl in the mechanical engineering as I was charged with helping to maintain his high-tech wheelchair.
department. Each time it was a joy. What I remember most is his humanity and
Interviewer: So, how was that? his sense of humor.
Brenda: At first, I felt a bit uneasy, but after a while I was OK. People Dennis Wolf: Great. If we turn back to Hawking’s incredible tool,
got used to me. In fact, sometimes it was a bit of an advantage as does the development of this system have the potential to improve
people liked to have me in their team! the lives of disabled people around the world?
Interviewer: You’re the head of engineering in your company. How David Spencer: Sure. It really helps disabled people improve their
did you get to this point? lives because the speech software that Hawking used was released
under a free software license in 2015.
Brenda: Well! First, I started doing stress and fatigue tests for
airplanes in a test lab. These tests are really important as they tell Dennis Wolf: Amazing! This is really good news for anyone with a
you what loads the structures can carry. Then, I went into airplane disability that makes using a traditional computer difficult. How did
design. I was very lucky to meet Mr. Dawson there because he made this system basically work for Hawking?
me work on all areas of commercial planes before moving into David Spencer: Well, the software moved a cursor across rows
project management in the aircraft industry. and columns of letters, and Hawking could select the desired letter
Interviewer: Great! What do you do exactly? Could you please tell by twitching his cheek. A speech synthesizer helped him say the
us a bit? sentence once it had been completed, and artificial intelligence made
Brenda: Sure. I mainly work in project management. I take ideas the system work faster. The software was also updated frequently to
help him cope with the gradual loss of control over his muscles.
for projects and investigate their feasibility. Next, I develop the
objectives and estimate the cost of the project. Then, I get the Dennis Wolf: Thank you so much for your detailed and clear
engineers to work on it. I have to make sure projects come in on explanation.
budget and meet the deadline.
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Interviewer: Do you have a new project at the moment?
Brenda: Yes, we have, of course! My team is working on a new wing Paul: Hi, Lisa! Did Jane like your surprise for her birthday?
system which we call morphing wings. Lisa: Actually, it was a total disaster, but she seemed quite pleased in
Interviewer: Can you explain it briefly? order not to make me sad. If only I had been more careful.
Brenda: We are using new materials like graphene and carbon Paul: Why do you say so? What happened?
nanotubes that help to make plane wings more efficient by reducing Lisa: You know, I decided to make a cake for her. I put the cake in the
weight and fuel consumption. These wings will have an automated oven, and while waiting, I started to read the rest of the book, half of
shape adaption to reach the best aerodynamic efficiency. which I read last night. I wish I hadn’t done that.
Interviewer: You’ll succeed at the end of the project. No doubt. Paul: Oh, no! You forgot it in the oven, didn’t you?
Brenda: That’s our hope. Lisa: For sure! I just couldn’t put the book down, and I completely
Interviewer: You answered our questions open-heartedly. Thank forgot about the cake until a burning smell permeated the whole
you so much. kitchen. I took it out immediately, but some of it was burnt. I should
have set an alarm.
Brenda: My pleasure.
Paul: Not too bad, Lisa. It can happen to everyone.
Tapescript 9.3.1 Lisa: It wasn’t the only thing that went wrong, Paul. I tripped over
my slippers and nearly dropped the cake. I shouldn’t have taken
Dennis Wolf: This is Dennis Wolf from radio ScienceFreak. Today’s them off in the kitchen.
guest, David Spencer, is gonna help us understand how technology
gave the British astrophysicist, Stephen Hawking, a voice. Welcome, Paul: Never mind! It was delicious, wasn’t it?
Mr. Spencer. It’s truly an honor to host you in my show. Here’s my Lisa: Delicious? It tasted awful because I mistook the jars of sugar
first question. How did a wheelchair-ridden man who could barely and salt.
move his muscles get around to giving lectures and writing books? Paul: No way! That’s really too much. You should have bought a
David Spencer: My pleasure to participate in this show. Well, smart cake.
technology in Prof. Hawking’s wheelchair allowed him to keep Lisa: Anyway, she said she liked it and thanked kindly, but I wish
communicating after he was unable to speak himself. He began to I had given her a nicer surprise. And I wish you’d been here and
use his cheek muscles to communicate, and in 2014 a new assistive helped me.
toolkit was developed for him. It was able to analyze Prof. Hawking’s
writings and lectures and predict the words and phrases he used Paul: I’m so sorry, Lisa. I wasn’t able to come because my bike was
most. stolen in front of the school. I was at the police station during the
day. I should have locked it.
Dennis Wolf: You mean he relied on a computerized voice system to
Lisa: What a pity! If only you had called me.
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