Peter Scott-Morgan

Peter Bowman Scott-Morgan ( Scott; 19 April 1958 – 15 June 2022) was an English-American organizational theorist, author, and expert in robotics. He had motor neurone disease and was known for his efforts to extend his life by becoming what he called a human cyborg. In 2020 he was the subject of Channel 4's documentary Peter: The Human Cyborg.

Early life and career Peter Scott was born on 19 April 1958 in Wandsworth, London. He was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon, where he became head boy of the junior school. 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. According to his own website, he was a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered IT Professional (CITP).

He helped develop new techniques in management consultancy while working at Arthur D. Little and teaching at the London Business School, Rotterdam School of Management and the Hult International Business School in Boston. His other books include The Unwritten Rules of the Game describing a radical new approach to diagnosing culture and incentives within organisations (1994), and The Reality of Our Global Future (2012).

Adopting technology After being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2017, Scott-Morgan underwent a series of operations which allowed him to control, through technological innovation, the muscles, and organs which were wasting as a result of the condition. To become what he called a human cyborg,

Personal life Scott-Morgan and his husband Francis, Morgan, Nine years later, at 8.30 am on 10 December 2014, they were among the first couples in England to retrospectively convert their partnership to a marriage, and because the marriages were retrospective to the time and date of civil partnership, they are listed as the first gay marriage in England. They lived in Torquay, Devon. He and his husband also set up a foundation, "Right to Thrive", campaigning for additional funding, changes to health guidelines, and the greater use of technology to support those with the disease.

Death He died on 15 June 2022, aged 64, from complications of motor neurone disease.

Selected publications