Intel Exploring Ways To Help Stephen Hawking Speak

Intel Corp is apparently looking for ways to help British physicist Stephen Hawking reverse the slowing of his speech. Intel Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner announced the news during a conference that took place on Sunday at Cambridge, held in celebration of Hawking’s 70th birthday.

Hawking has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, an incurable neurological disease he’s been fighting since the age of 21. The disease has progressed over the years, leaving him almost completely paralyzed and has progressed to a point that it has already affected his speech.

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