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returntothepit >> discuss >> Steven Hawkins rushed to hospital by oscarct on Apr 20,2009 11:59am
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toggletoggle post by oscarct  at Apr 20,2009 11:59am
LONDON – Famed mathematician Stephen Hawking has been rushed to a hospital and is seriously ill, Cambridge University said Monday.

The university said Hawking has been fighting a chest infection for several weeks, and was being treated at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, the university city north of London.

"Professor Hawking is very ill," said Gregory Hayman, the university's head of communications. "He is undergoing tests. He has been unwell for a couple of weeks."

Hawking, 67, gained renown for his work on black holes, and has remained active despite being diagnosed at 21 with ALS, (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), an incurable degenerative disorder also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

For some years, Hawking has been almost entirely paralyzed, and he communicates through an electronic voice synthesizer activated by his fingers.

"Professor Hawking is a remarkable colleague. We all hope he will be amongst us again soon," said Professor Peter Haynes, head of the university's Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics.

Hawking had canceled an appearance at Arizona State University on April 6 because of his illness.

He announced last year that he would step down from his post as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a title once held by the great 18th century physicist Isaac Newton, and the end of this academic year. However, the university said Hawking intended to continue working as Emeritus Lucasian Professor of Mathematics.




toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Apr 20,2009 12:01pm
terrible news.



toggletoggle post by bradmann   at Apr 20,2009 12:04pm
yeah thats a super bummer. but seriously, talk about some ironic equalizing.



toggletoggle post by DYA NLI at Apr 20,2009 12:08pm
They need to freeze that brain, STAT.



toggletoggle post by SkinSandwich at Apr 20,2009 12:18pm
only 67 ehh?



toggletoggle post by sacreligion at Apr 20,2009 12:24pm
I can already see the stephen hawking corpse joke on family guy



toggletoggle post by reimroc at Apr 20,2009 12:26pm
sacreligion said[orig][quote]
I can already see the stephen hawking corpse joke on family guy


yea



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