Stephen Hawking "very ill" in hospital
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Let's hope he has a speedy recovery, one of the 'great' Britons of our time, the man has an amazing way of expressing some extremely complex models within the realms of mathematics and physics.
An inspiration during my time studying the subject
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5...
An inspiration during my time studying the subject
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5...
AP said:
Stephen Hawking hospitalized, reported very ill
By ROBERT BARR – 32 minutes ago
LONDON (AP) — Stephen Hawking, the British mathematician and physicist famed for his work on black holes, was rushed to a hospital Monday and was seriously ill, Cambridge 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 northeast of London, the university said.
"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."
Later in the afternoon, Hayman said Hawking was "now comfortable but will be kept in hospital overnight."
The illness had caused Hawking to cancel an appearance at Arizona State University on April 6.
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.
Hawking was involved in the search for the great goal of physics — a "unified theory" — which would resolve contradictions between Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, which describes the laws of gravity that govern the motion of large objects like planets, and the Theory of Quantum Mechanics, which deals with the world of subatomic particles.
"A complete, consistent unified theory is only the first step: our goal is a complete understanding of the events around us, and of our own existence," he wrote in his best-selling book, "A Brief History of Time," published in 1988.
In a more accessible sequel "The Universe in a Nutshell," published in 2001, Hawking ventured into concepts like supergravity, naked singularities and the possibility of a universe with 11 dimensions.
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. However, the university said Hawking intended to continue working as Emeritus Lucasian Professor of Mathematics.
"Professor Hawking is a remarkable colleague. We all hope he will be amongst us again soon," said Peter Haynes, head of the university's Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics.
Brian Dickie, director of research at the Motor Neurone Disease Association, said only 5 percent of people diagnosed with ALS survive for 10 years or longer.
By ROBERT BARR – 32 minutes ago
LONDON (AP) — Stephen Hawking, the British mathematician and physicist famed for his work on black holes, was rushed to a hospital Monday and was seriously ill, Cambridge 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 northeast of London, the university said.
"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."
Later in the afternoon, Hayman said Hawking was "now comfortable but will be kept in hospital overnight."
The illness had caused Hawking to cancel an appearance at Arizona State University on April 6.
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.
Hawking was involved in the search for the great goal of physics — a "unified theory" — which would resolve contradictions between Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, which describes the laws of gravity that govern the motion of large objects like planets, and the Theory of Quantum Mechanics, which deals with the world of subatomic particles.
"A complete, consistent unified theory is only the first step: our goal is a complete understanding of the events around us, and of our own existence," he wrote in his best-selling book, "A Brief History of Time," published in 1988.
In a more accessible sequel "The Universe in a Nutshell," published in 2001, Hawking ventured into concepts like supergravity, naked singularities and the possibility of a universe with 11 dimensions.
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. However, the university said Hawking intended to continue working as Emeritus Lucasian Professor of Mathematics.
"Professor Hawking is a remarkable colleague. We all hope he will be amongst us again soon," said Peter Haynes, head of the university's Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics.
Brian Dickie, director of research at the Motor Neurone Disease Association, said only 5 percent of people diagnosed with ALS survive for 10 years or longer.
Edited by digger_R on Monday 20th April 19:38
Condition "improving" - he's a tough guy. I seem to recall he wasn't expected to live much beyond 30...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8008767.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8008767.stm
Jimbeaux said:
308mate said:
digger_R said:
one of the 'great' Britons of our time,
Indeed. Such a shame feels the need to put on that passe American accent...
(I am going to hell!)
Fair play to him, he left his missus once he started to boff his nurse! Then I think he left her for another bit of stuff!!!
Edited by s3fella on Monday 20th April 22:17
It says there that he communicates via finger control. I'm sure I saw a documentary a year or so ago that said the only muscle he can now move was one in his cheek, and he had a small sensor attached to it. He said that he was scared that he'd lose the power of movement/communication before he worked out the unified theory and not be able to pass it on.
Hope that never happens.
Get well SH.
Hope that never happens.
Get well SH.
_Dan_ said:
It says there that he communicates via finger control. I'm sure I saw a documentary a year or so ago that said the only muscle he can now move was one in his cheek, and he had a small sensor attached to it. He said that he was scared that he'd lose the power of movement/communication before he worked out the unified theory and not be able to pass it on.
Hope that never happens.
Get well SH.
Ditto.Hope that never happens.
Get well SH.
The fact that Goody's terminal cancer far outstrips his health issues tells me all I need to know about how f
ked as a nation we are._Dan_ said:
It says there that he communicates via finger control. I'm sure I saw a documentary a year or so ago that said the only muscle he can now move was one in his cheek, and he had a small sensor attached to it. He said that he was scared that he'd lose the power of movement/communication before he worked out the unified theory and not be able to pass it on.
Hope that never happens.
Get well SH.
I dont know how he does it as the thought of being trapped in a body and not able to communicate with anyone scares me sillyHope that never happens.
Get well SH.
s3fella said:
Jimbeaux said:
308mate said:
digger_R said:
one of the 'great' Britons of our time,
Indeed. Such a shame feels the need to put on that passe American accent...(I am going to hell!)
Fair play to him, he left his missus once he started to boff his nurse! Then I think he left her for another bit of stuff!!!
Edited by s3fella on Monday 20th April 22:17
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