Stephen Hawking hospitalized, reported very ill


World | 207925 hits | Apr 20 2:09 pm | Posted by: hurley_108
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World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking is “very ill,” and was rushed to hospital Monday, the University of Cambridge said.

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  1. by avatar G-prime
    Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:54 am
    oh snap!
    No! Don't take him!
    Please take one of the BILLION famous people that AREN'T actually contributing to the good of man kind.
    SIMON COWELL! PARIS HILTON! ANY AND ALL WAYANS!
    PLEAAAAAASE!

  2. by Lemmy
    Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:59 am
    Very sad news, but, to be honest, age-67 is already a pretty remarkable achievement of mind over matter for a person so inflicted physically.

  3. by avatar Scape
    Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:16 am
    He's had close calls before. He's a stubborn old goat.

  4. by avatar commanderkai
    Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:04 am
    Hopefully he recovers. Seriously, he's one of our brilliant minds, but beyond that, he is a stubborn bastard as well

  5. by Schnek
    Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:25 am
    I can't wait.. he will literally be working a 5 minute walk from my place. And will bring another dimension to the two great universities we have here. Well that and I believe he wants to come here because 'Cambridge, ON' is only a 15 minute drive.

  6. by Lemmy
    Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:42 am
    "Schnek" said
    the two universities we have here.


    ROTFL

  7. by avatar DrCaleb
    Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:07 am
    I'm torn. He's a tenacious man. He was given 2 years to live, 45 years ago. He already has 1 more ex-wife than I do. And the books he writes are way over my head, even when he 'dumbs' them down. And he's not finished his theories on everything; his life's work.

    But, I also know he is in constant pain, and I hope he either is in less after this, or his pain is over..

  8. by avatar llama66
    Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:38 am
    I hope he pulls through, this man is the single greatest scientist of our generation. I can't help but think he was born 300 years early.

  9. by avatar sandorski
    Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:52 am
    :(

  10. by avatar Scape
    Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:56 am
    http://www.hawking.org.uk/

    Monday 20th April, approx. 19:00 UK time

    Due to very high demand, the website has been simplified to keep the server online. We apologise for the lack of in-depth content, which would normally be available here.

    Professor Hawking is comfortable, but will be spending the night in hospital. The Cambridge University Press Office have a statement to this effect, and do not expect to have any further updates until mid-morning tomorrow.

  11. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:22 am
    I'm amazed, as are most people, that he has lasted this long. Most people who are diagnosed with ALS are dead within a few years of getting it. He must be one of the longest survivors of the disease, as he contracted it in his 20s, while attending university. I think he was on the rowing team at the time.

  12. by avatar Public_Domain
    Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:59 am
    :|



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