On his death in 1950, he left part of his estate to promote a new phonetic alphabet
He willed a portion of his estate to promote a new alphabet for English, but the
... [DOC] [TLE] 13 Last Will And Testaments Of Our Greatest Historical Figures ... [PAR] Oct 1, 2013 ... And instead of leaving anything tangible for his son, he left a ... George Bernard 
Shaw, 1950 ... During his life, Shaw created a 40-letter phonetic alphabet and in 
his will he left a large portion of his estate to the promotion of this new alphabet.