Technician: [presenting Hawking with the speech-generating device] Welcome to the future.
Stephen Hawking: [speaks for the first time] My name is Stephen Hawking...
Jane Hawking: [astonished] It's American!
Technician: Is that a problem?
Jane Hawking: Oh, my goodness, well... is there another voice?
Technician: It's the only one lately I have at the moment.
Jane Hawking: [smiles with delight] I think it's great!