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Peter Scott-Morgan

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Peter B. Scott-Morgan (1957 or 1958 – 15 June 2022) was an English-American scientist. He had motor neurone disease and described himself as a human cyborg.[1][2][3]

In 2020 he was the subject of Channel 4's documentary Peter: The Human Cyborg.[4][5][6][7][8]

Education

Scott-Morgan was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon, where he became head boy. He had a BSc in computing science and a PhD (1986) from Imperial College London which was the first doctorate awarded by a robotics department in a British university.[9] His thesis was "A technical and managerial methodology for robotisation: an approach to cost-effective introduction of robotics technology into industry with particular reference to flexible assembly systems".[10] He was a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered IT Professional (CITP).[9]

Personal life

Scott-Morgan and his husband Francis[11] have been a couple since 1979, and entered a civil partnership on 21 December 2005, being the first couple in England to do so, on the day it became legally possible. Nine years later at 8.30am on 10 December 2014 they became the first couple in England to retrospectively convert their partnership to a marriage.[12]

He died on 15 June 2022, surrounded by his family.[13]

Selected publications

  • Scott-Morgan, Peter (2021). Peter 2.0. Michael Joseph. ISBN 978-0241447093.

References

  1. ^ Segalov, Michael (16 August 2020). "'I choose to thrive': the man fighting motor neurone disease with cyborg technology". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ Stichbury, Thomas (21 May 2021). "The world's first full 'cyborg' on how his sexuality helped his battle with motor neurone disease". Attitude.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ Pandey, Kirti. "World's first human cyborg Peter 2.0 thriving after voice box cut off, can't eat, breathes through ventilator". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ Littlejohn, Georgina (26 August 2020). "Peter Scott-Morgan: The extraordinary true story told in the documentary Peter: The Human Cyborg on Channel 4 tonight". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Peter: The Human Cyborg". Channel 4. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Peter: The Human Cyborg". www.mndassociation.org. Motor Neurone Disease Association. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ^ "TV Picks: 24th August – 30th August". Royal Television Society. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  8. ^ Hawksley, Rupert (26 August 2020). "Peter: the Human Cyborg was presented as a sci-fi fantasy but it was about resilience and love". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Education/qualifications". Dr Peter Scott-Morgan. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Catalogue record for thesis". library-search.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  11. ^ Roberts, LaVonne. "After ALS struck, he became the world's most advanced cyborg". Input. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Personal life". Dr Peter Scott-Morgan. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  13. ^ Elliott-Gibbs, Sam (15 June 2022). "Dr Peter Scott-Morgan dies: Tributes to Brit scientist who became world's first 'cyborg'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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