Apr 20 2009Stephen Hawking Battling Infection, 'Very Ill'
Stephen Hawking, genius extraordinaire and a personal hero of mine (I heard he once piloted his wheelchair through a blackhole unscathed), has been hospitalized and is reportedly "very 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 north of London.
"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."
Geekologie wishes Stephen a speedy recovery. No, a lightspeedy recovery. Get well soon, Dr. Hawking.
Stephen Hawking hospitalized, reported very ill [yahoonews]
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Reader Comments
1. thatlizkid - April 20, 2009 1:42 PM
FIRST!
2. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Police - April 20, 2009 1:42 PM
FIRST
3. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Police - April 20, 2009 1:42 PM
me = FAIL
4. thatlizkid - April 20, 2009 1:42 PM
HA HA PWNED!
5. squeehunter - April 20, 2009 1:44 PM
No, his recovery can only approach the speed of light, not reach it.
6. Pepe La PEWPEW - April 20, 2009 1:47 PM
it's pretty amazing that hes been around this long. Good luck S.H.
7. Ocelot - April 20, 2009 1:49 PM
He's so intelligent and so unfortunate at the same time. Sad : (
8. dk - April 20, 2009 1:51 PM
God Speed to recovery S.H.
9. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Police - April 20, 2009 1:55 PM
I was reading his Bio and he is a great guy
10. kristen - April 20, 2009 1:58 PM
Donate:
http://change.dossergame.co.uk/change_please/2886984/
11. dubba - April 20, 2009 2:00 PM
rule of thumb... anyone of worth to the universe cant be allowed to live too long.... he mustve been on the verge of a great breakthrough and god had to take him out like a sniper
12. Angel Mass - April 20, 2009 2:02 PM
His legacy will last forever!
13. Frostee - April 20, 2009 2:17 PM
I will cry if/when he dies. He's my hero.
14. HorrificAttack - April 20, 2009 2:24 PM
You think this guy gets laid any? probably more than the moderator of this site
15. the black penny - April 20, 2009 2:33 PM
a really great guy..hope all will be good
16. Frank B. - April 20, 2009 2:44 PM
I hope everything works out. It'd be a real shame for the wold to lose someone of such incredible intelligence.
And Angel Mass is right. Even if (god forbid) we do lose him, he will be with us forever in his research, and in the hearts and minds of geeks everywhere.
17. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - April 20, 2009 2:46 PM
Good... luck... SH.
18. Tennist0 - April 20, 2009 2:52 PM
NOOOOO! Steven Hawking is THE MAN. No joke, he is an amazing person and I wish him the best of luck
19. scurl - April 20, 2009 3:00 PM
this reminds me of the time that frank zappa died before i got to see any of his shows in person. excruciatingly sad.
meaning of course that eventually i was planning on attending cambridge. you know, some day before he planned to retire this year anyways.
20. Mal Gusto - April 20, 2009 3:01 PM
When I daydream about the great "what if?" games:
"What if I could cure one person of a horrible disease/ condition?" It is always Stephen Hawking. It would be truly awesome if he could be made whole and live another 20 years.
21. Madgame - April 20, 2009 3:09 PM
Get well SH!
22. Ed - April 20, 2009 3:14 PM
I wish him all the best but given the nature of the UK's health care system (soon to be ours) I can only hope he recovers soon
23. sokka - April 20, 2009 3:14 PM
i hope they keep his brain in a jar like they did with einstein
24. Elmo - April 20, 2009 3:17 PM
aww poor guy.. hope he makes it through
if he dies, the whole world will get that much stoopider....
25. STINK - April 20, 2009 3:30 PM
@14
He's had two ex-wives, so that should give you a guesstimate of how much sex he's had and how good he was at it.
26. Fuzzy Ink - April 20, 2009 3:36 PM
This is terrible news. I certainly hope he recovers.
27. Joshua Göhmer - April 20, 2009 4:25 PM
NOO!
Stephen Hawking can't die.. he's to smart to die :(
also @ 14
GW gets it every morning, night, and day... from hookers 'cause he's a pimp
28. Uncle Eccoli - April 20, 2009 4:34 PM
@5
Prove it.
'Never' is a word only fools employ.
29. Watch - April 20, 2009 4:41 PM
this is upsetting. @ 4 FCUK YOU ASSHOLE!!!
30. che-che - April 20, 2009 4:47 PM
i heard when hawkins dies, the event will create a time paradox, the results of which could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space time continuum, and destroy the entire universe
31. jaime - April 20, 2009 5:11 PM
nooooooooo stephen! don't go!
stay with us!
get better!
32. Andy - April 20, 2009 5:22 PM
I'm sad that the man is dying, I hope he recognizes now that this is his last chance to recognize Jesus as his savior and to repent. Throughout his life, he has chosen to ignore critical evidence that his universe and his world were created by a being outside of time and space.
33. OtterMan - April 20, 2009 5:29 PM
"Throughout his life, he has chosen to ignore critical evidence that his universe and his world were created by a being outside of time and space."
Actually, he's spent his life doing nothing but analyzing "critical evidence". Which is probably WHY he doesn't just say "Oh yeah, it's all down to God."
34. Zira - April 20, 2009 5:35 PM
No! He can't die! Me and my friends still want to know what he sounds like when he is having sex!
My friend does a good impression of what we think it is.
35. Andy - April 20, 2009 5:39 PM
I'd say "seeking" not "analyzing". He's u-turned on black holes because of lack of evidence and now we have theories about parallel universes which are not supported by proven equations in quantum physics. If you want to debate the "Oh yeah" it's all down to God, post your e-mail address and I'll gladly join you!
36. Uncle Eccoli - April 20, 2009 5:58 PM
@32
You are a miserable, lowlife piece of shit. Shove that proselytic nonsense up your ass and mind your own.
37. Quik - April 20, 2009 6:06 PM
@29 - WATCH
Don't get too upset with 4. He wasn't actually commenting about Mr. Hawking. If you'll notice, he was caught in a firstard battle.
Actually, yeah get that upset with him, but for a different reason.
38. wazmeister05 - April 20, 2009 6:38 PM
@32
Didn't he say in "a brief history of time" something along the lines of some things cannot be explained by science and that god may well exist? Just wanted to point out that he has never denied the possibility of some sort of god, just his work, and work of other scientists, kinda shows otherwise.
You think S.H. visits websites like this every once in a while? If so get well soon!
39. Gubba - April 20, 2009 7:37 PM
I wish you well S.H. you have one more thing to do. Make a self cooking pop tart. Thanks.
40. MrFibbi - April 20, 2009 8:33 PM
Dear Geekologie Writer,
Light Speed is a measure of distance, not time, idiot. XD
PEW PEW PEW!!
41. SlowMonkey - April 20, 2009 8:35 PM
I will cry when he dies. He is second only to Bruce Lee to me. Their lights shine the same.
42. dansom - April 20, 2009 9:26 PM
Now someone go remake the bruce lee vs ironman stop motion video! but replace iron man with the hawkster...... and bruce with god. then watch the hawky kick the hobbits out of another made up character!
43. FIRST!!!! - April 20, 2009 11:54 PM
get well soon?! pfffft! screw that! get well now!
44. Stephen Hawking - April 20, 2009 11:59 PM
Thanks so much for all your kind words, everyone.
45. Greg - April 21, 2009 12:14 AM
FIRST!
46. tangelax - April 21, 2009 3:23 AM
@40
1. You got that from a pokemon game and
2. Light years is a mesurement of distance, light speed is the speed of light, a time period.
47. pistol pete - April 21, 2009 4:11 AM
Have they tried turning him off and on again?
48. AdamYYZ - April 21, 2009 4:50 AM
Turning him on and off?.... Like the STIG? Maybe he is the STIG and just needs to be rebooted...
Some say, that he has anti-matter for breakfast...
AND that he once made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs...
*shrug* All we know is he's called THE HAWKING.
49. Abimbola - April 21, 2009 7:35 AM
Get well message for Stephen Hawking : tarry awhile, get well soon...
50. UBERG33K - April 21, 2009 10:00 AM
Get Well Soon!!!
51. Rhialto - April 21, 2009 10:52 AM
One of my favorite subjects is da Universe! Hope he gets well soon!
52. Morgana Kriseana - April 21, 2009 2:04 PM
My heart has been positively crushed to a powder beneath the weight of this news...
53. wow power leveling - April 21, 2009 9:34 PM
what can i do for you
54. Dan - April 22, 2009 12:36 PM
Most probably a trojan.
55. Dave - April 23, 2009 8:47 AM
Goodbye sweet prince.
RIP 23/04/09
56. ech0z - April 23, 2009 1:48 PM
HAWKINGS, I am amazed with your brillian brain, apparently, lack of body means excess of brain lol. i hope you get better and find out where god lives.
57. Martha - May 5, 2009 12:22 PM
@32 Andy
!!!!!!!!!!! MORON !!!!!!!!!!!!
58. martha - May 6, 2009 3:45 PM
@23 Andy
You're still a
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MORON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
59. martha - May 6, 2009 3:47 PM
typo, I meant @32
Still a
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!MORON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!