British scientist Hawking ill in hospital

　　Britain's Cambridge University announced on Monday that leading scientist Stephen Hawking is "very ill" in hospital.

　　A spokesman of the university said Professor Hawking had "been unwell for a couple of weeks" and was undergoing tests at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.

　　The 67-year-old man called off an appearance at Arizona State University of America on April 6 because of his illness.

　　Hawking, who has motor neurone disease, has worked at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University for more than 30 years, and became a CBE in 1982 and a Companion of Honor in 1989.

　　Hawking, who speaks with the aid of a voice synthesizer, has three children and one grandchild.

　　Peter Haynes, head of the university's Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, said "Professor Hawking is a remarkable colleague."

　　"We all hope he will be amongst us again soon," he added.

　　英国剑桥大学20日说，著名物理学家斯蒂芬·霍金当天紧急入院，病情严重。

　　剑桥大学一名发言人说，霍金“身体不适已有好几个星期”，但当天病情加重，被救护车送进医院。

　　剑桥大学当天下午再次通报霍金病情，称霍金“已经感到不太难受，但整晚将留院观察”。

　　现年67岁的霍金是世界著名理论物理学家，在剑桥大学任牛顿曾担任的卢卡逊数学教授一职。霍金在时间和空间以及宇宙起源的研究上取得了杰出成就，因而被一些人称为“活着的爱因斯坦”，他著有《时间简史》等科普著作。

　　霍金患有运动神经元疾病，几乎全身瘫痪，需依靠对话机和语言合成器与他人交流。

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