Stephen Hawking hospitalized, reported very ill

[redrumloa]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090420/ap_ ... in_hawking

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.

Stephen Hawking is a cool cat, i hope he gets well :cry:

 

[whabang]

Yes, he's truly one of the greates minds of our time.
It's amazing that he's lived with ALS for over 40 years.

 

[Karlos]

Thankfully, it looks as if he's on the mend http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8010058.stm

 

[faethor]

In Stephen's own words...

include <devices/narrator.h>

UBYTE *MontyPython = "I'm getting better"

Create Message port
Open device.
VoiceIO->message.io_Data = MontyPython;
Close device.
Delete Message port