by Associated Press
Published: Wed, April 22, 2009 - 6:24 am CST
Last Updated: Wed, April 22, 2009 - 6:46 am CST
LONDON (AP) - Cambridge University says physicist StephenHawking is still hospitalized but recovering from a chest
infection.
The university said Wednesday that Hawking is "on the road to
recovery" from the illness that has kept him at Addenbrooke's
Hospital in Cambridge since earlier this week.
The 67-year-old scientist is well-known for his work on black
holes and his best-selling 1988 book "A Brief History of Time."
Hawking has remained active although he was diagnosed at age 21
with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), an incurable degenerative
disorder also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
He has been almost completely paralyzed for years and
communicates through an electronic voice synthesizer activated by
his fingers.
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