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What were Stephen Hawking's greatest contributions to science?

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Stephen Hawking made significant advancements in our understanding of black holes, cosmology and quantum gravity.

Hawking had a decent chance of being in the running for two separate Nobel prizes .

His work opened a window into the unification of quantum mechanics and gravity.

His 1988 book "A Brief History of Time " became an instant science communicator.

Paul received his PhD in Physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2011 .

His research focuses on many diverse topics, from the emptiest regions of the universe to the earliest moments of the Big Bang to the hunt for the first stars.

He is the host of the popular "Ask a Spaceman !" podcast and author of " Your Place in the Universe" and "How to Die in Space".