What happened to IVF pioneer Robert Edwards from Netflix's Joy?

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Joy, the inspiring film that has just landed on Netflix, follows the journey of Robert Edwards (portrayed by James Norton), Jean Purdy (Thomasin McKenzie) and Patrick Steptoe (Bill Nighy) as they make groundbreaking discoveries in IVF treatment.The movie tells the story of visionary scientist Robert who hires Jean, a 23-year-old nurse, to manage a research lab in Cambridge, England, in 1968.

Robert is determined to convince Patrick to join him in achieving the remarkable breakthrough of in vitro fertilisation.Despite Patrick agreeing to assist, the trio face doubt from the scientific and medical communities.

Over the next ten years, they experience professional victories and heartbreaking setbacks.Against all odds, they reach a pivotal moment in 1978 when Louise Joy Brown is born, making history as the world's first IVF baby.Here's everything you need to know about what happened to the real-life Robert Edwards, affectionately known as Bob.The real Robert, along with Jean and Patrick, established the first IVF programme for infertile patients and trained other scientists in their techniques for future generations.In 2010, he was honoured with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his role in developing in vitro fertilisation.As early as the 1950s, he envisioned that IVF could be a viable treatment for infertility and to date, around four million individuals have been born using this method.After establishing the Bourn Hall Clinic to further their research, he continued his career as a scientist and editor of medical journals.

One of his final public appearances was on the BBC Radio 4 series The New Elizabethans in 2012, marking Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.He died at his home near Cambridge in April 2013,