ðə sˈɪstəm wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli dɪvˈɛləpt baɪ ɹˈɪtʃɚd ˈænθəni dʒˈɛfɚsən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz pˌiːˈeɪtʃ.dˈiː. æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˌɑːlɚɹˈɑːdoʊ æt bˈoʊldɚ.
The system was originally developed by Richard Anthony Jefferson during his Ph.D. at the University of Colorado at Boulder.