Permobil C350 wheelchair

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Permobil C350 wheelchair with batteries and accessories.

The Stephen Hawking's Office collection includes a broad sample of his mobility and communications equipment. These items were not originally stored in the office. Over the past two decades, as these items were decommissioned, they were collected by the Stephen Hawking Archive at Cambridge University. The one exception among these items were Stephen's first generation comminications equipment, which were originally lent to the Science Museum and have become part of the permanent collection, having been on display since 1999.

The wheelchairs in the collection are an almost complehensive sample from the last three decades of his life, and were not just mobility devices. They were fitted with custom-built computers and related electronics that facilitated Stephen's interaction with the world. Up until the 1990s,, Stephen could operate the wheelchair himself with his hand, and he operated his communications devices and computers with hand clickers. Later on, as his hand movements diminished, together with his graduate assistants he tried out other mechanisms, eventually settling with an infrared detector reading the movement off his cheek. This was the system he used for the last decade and a half of his life. By that point, the wheelchairs were controlled by his assistants.

The communications technologies on the wheelchair were a combination of commercial products, customizations provided by his own graduate assistants, and later on, with the help of teams provided by Intel Corporation. The computers themselves were provided by Intel since the late 1990s; they were standard PCs in custom encasements for carrying along with the wheelchair.

Details

Category:
Stephen Hawking Office
Collection:
Stephen Hawking’s Office
Object Number:
2021-561/473
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), textile, rubber (unidentified), metal (unknown), paint, polypropylene, lead calcium, sulfuric acid thixotropic gel, wood (unidentified) and leather
Measurements:
overall: 1195 mm x 690 mm x 1030 mm,
type:
wheelchair and batteries
credit:
Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by H M Government from the Estate of Stephen Hawking and allocated to the Science Museum, 2021

Parts

12 volt gel battery with securing strap

12 volt gel battery with securing strap

12 volt gel battery with securing strap, for Permobil C350 wheelchair. Type number M34 SLD G, made in the USA by MK Battery.

Measurements:
overall: 190 mm x 260 mm x 170 mm, 17 kg
Materials:
polypropylene , lead calcium and sulfuric acid thixotropic gel
Object Number:
2021-561/473/2
type:
battery
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
12 volt gel battery for Permobil C350 wheelchair. Type number M34 SLD G

12 volt gel battery for Permobil C350 wheelchair. Type number M34 SLD G

12 volt gel battery for Permobil C350 wheelchair. Type number M34 SLD G, made in the USA by MK Battery.

Measurements:
overall: 185 mm x 260 mm x 170 mm, 17 kg
Materials:
polypropylene , lead calcium and sulfuric acid thixotropic gel
Object Number:
2021-561/473/3
type:
battery
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wheelchair headrest with wing supports

Wheelchair headrest with wing supports

Wheelchair headrest with wing supports.

Measurements:
overall: 365 mm x 500 mm x 253 mm, 3.425 kg
Materials:
textile and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2021-561/473/4
type:
headrest
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Side cushion for wheelchair Side cushion for wheelchair

Side cushion for wheelchair

Side cushion for wheelchair.

Measurements:
overall: 160 mm x 355 mm x 34 mm, .365 kg
Materials:
textile
Object Number:
2021-561/473/8
type:
cushions
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Faux leather wheelchair arm cover Faux leather wheelchair arm cover

Faux leather wheelchair arm cover

Faux leather wheelchair arm cover, made by Ambla.

Measurements:
overall: 35 mm x 330 mm x 185 mm, .095 kg
Materials:
leather , plastic (unidentified) and textile
Object Number:
2021-561/473/9
type:
cover
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Note from side bag of Permobil C350 wheelchair (JW 12/10/2019 #31)

Note from side bag of Permobil C350 wheelchair (JW 12/10/2019 #31)

Hand drawn note with two faces inside a heart from side bag of Permobil C350 wheelchair (JW 12/10/2019 #31).

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
2021-561/473/10
type:
note

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