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• Stephen Hawking is a world-renowned theoretical physicist and mathematician. Hawking is the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge, a post he has held since 1979.

  Media sources reported on April 20, 2009, that Hawking was admitted to the Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge after suffering from a chest infection for the past several weeks. He was said to be "very ill."MSNBC: Stephen Hawking hospitalized, reported very ill (April 20, 2009) News agencies reported on April 21st, that Hawking is improving and is expected to make a "full recovery."Guardian: Stephen Hawking expected to make full recovery (April 21, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Stephen William Hawking
  2. Born January 8, 1942
  3. Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge
  4. Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
  5. Member of the Board of Sponsors of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
  6. Has written or co-written 14 books
  7. Diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at age 21
  8. Has used a voice synthesizer to speak since 1985
  9. 1988: First book, A Brief History of Time
  10. Has appeared on episodes of [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]], The Simpsons, Futurama and Masters of Science Fiction
  11. 2007: Flew on a zero-gravity jet
  12. First wife: Jane Hawking
  13. Three children: Robert, Lucy and Timothy
  14. Second wife: Elaine Mason
  15. Admitted to the hospital with a chest infection in April of 2009

• Hawking Radiation

  When black holes were first theorized, it was believed that all matter and energy that entered black holes was lost forever. However, Hawking predicted that black holes actually emit radiation. Subsequent research has shown that this theory is likely to be correct. The radiation has been named Hawking Radiation. Scientists believe that the facility known as the Large Hadron Collider, which will come online in the fall of 2008, will be able to test the theory of Hawking Radiation.

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