Sad, sad news.
Stephen Hawking has fallen extremely ill and was hospitalized at a Cambridge hospital near London on Monday.
The world renowned mathematician and theoretical physicist has been “unwell for a couple of weeks” with a chest infection, according to sources close to the former professor.
The 67-year-old Hawking was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease at 21 and in turn has been almost fully paralyzed for years now.
Our thoughts are with Hawking and his family in this difficult time.
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