The smartest man of our generation – and possibly of all time – Stephen Hawking has been hospitalized today likely due to a persistent chest infection and described as "very ill," according to the Associated Press. He is currently being treated at a Cambridge hospital.
Professor Hawking broke into mainstream fame with his book "A Brief History of Time," which opened the doors of physics to non-physicists all over the world. He was stricken with an unusual form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis during his 20s, but has made remarkable contributions to science in the subsequent four decades. His particular manifestation of the degenerative disorder is a form that progresses slowly and is non-lethal, unlike its more famous relative known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Despite being nearly completely paralyzed, Dr. Hawking persisted to ponder the mechanisms of the universe. We hope that he has a speedy recovery. [AP]
UPDATE: Steven Hawking expected to make a full recovery. [ABCNews]
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