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title: "How did Stephen Hawking contribute to our understanding of the universe despite his illness?"  
description: "How did Stephen Hawking contribute to our understanding of the universe despite his illness?"  
author: "Amrith Chandran"  
published: 2025-07-31  
updated: 2025-07-31  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115266/how-did-stephen-hawking-contribute-to-our-understanding-of-the-universe-despite-his-illness  
category: "biography"  
tags: ["stephen hawking"]  

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# How did Stephen Hawking contribute to our understanding of the universe despite his illness?


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