Google Doodle celebrates Stephen Hawking's 80th birthday

This weekend, Google will release Doodle to celebrate Stephen Hawking’s 80th birthday.

The two-and-a-half-minute video includes narration in the physicist’s own computer-generated audio. an overview of his work and a message of hope for the future.

The scientist’s children welcomed Google’s Doodle. "He would have found it important to show that he never allowed the challenges of his physical condition to limit his power of expression nor his determination to make an impact on the world in which he lived,” Hawking’s children Lucy, Robert, and Tim Hawking said in a statement. “We hope that his example offers inspiration and hope globally to all who face great challenges at this difficult time.”

Stephen Hawking died in 2018, at the age of 76, after living with ALS for more than half a century. Doodle was illustrated by Google Art Director Matthew Cruickshank.