From the Associated Press:

LONDON (AP) — Cambridge University says the family of physicist Stephen Hawking expects him to recover fully from a chest infection that has left him hospitalized.

The university issued a statement Tuesday saying that Hawking 'was being kept in observation' at Addenbrooke's hospital,

The statement says Hawking's family was 'looking forward to a full recovery.'

Hawking, 67, gained renown for his work on black holes and has remained active despite being diagnosed at age 21 with ALS, (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), an incurable degenerative disorder also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Hawking has been almost entirely paralyzed for years and communicates through an electronic voice synthesizer activated by his fingers.

As many of you already know, Stephen Hawking was rushed to the hospital and is reportedly very ill.

According to reports he has been fighting a chest infection for several weeks.

That's about all anyone seems to know. I just wanted to add my well-wishes to those of the millions of other people around the world that Professor Hawking has reached.

I'll update as more information becomes available.

The bastard finally died.