Scientist Stephen Hawking Said to be “Very Ill” after Being Rushed to Hospital

World renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has been hospitalized at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge after experiencing trouble breathing.

Hawking was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS) more than 40 years ago but has managed to fight off the progression of the illness much better than most.

For the past few weeks Hawking had been battling a chest infection, a problem that led him to cancel a planned trip to Arizona State University on April 6. Hawking is due to step down as Cambridge University’s Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the end of the academic year in keeping with the school’s policy to retire at 67.

Hawking has been presented a number of awards and honors during is distinguished career, most recently he was presented the Copely Medal of the Royal Society “For his outstanding contribution to theoretical physics and theoretical cosmology.”

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