His music changed the world, and nearly 200 years after his death, new technology is unlocking new secrets about the life and death of Ludwig Van Beethoven.
His music changed the world, and nearly 200 years after his death, new technology unlocks new secrets about the life and death of Ludwig Van Beethoven.
The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies at San Jose State University, California is full of objects and information about the legendary German composer. Here is where experts are investigating more about him using a key element. The center contains something more intriguing than his well-known compositions -- a new genomic analysis of a strand of Beethoven's hair.Get a weekly recap of the latest San Francisco Bay Area housing news.Nearly 200 years after his death, we're learning more tonight about Ludwig Van Beethoven thanks to a study at San Jose State University. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke with Business and Tech Reporter Scott Budman for some insight.
Dr. William Meredith, Emeritus Director of the Beethoven Center at SJSU, says the composer died of cirrhosis and suffered from hepatitis B. "What the study showed was that Beethoven had two sets of genes that predisposed you to have liver disease,” Meredith said.
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