Stephen Hawking

1942 - 2018 21th Century British

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Stephen Hawking was a revolutionary theoretical physicist who fundamentally transformed our understanding of black holes, quantum gravity, and cosmology despite being diagnosed with ALS at age 21. Using a speech synthesizer for decades, he became one of the most recognizable scientific voices in history, communicating complex theories about time, space, and the universe's origins to both academic and popular audiences with remarkable clarity and wit.

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