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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5:Why is Stephen hawking so important?
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Steven is important because he has challenged the status quo with plausible theories that have encouraged deeper debate and a greater understanding of our universe. He has turned a generation of young people on to science. He is also very important in what he has been able to accomplish while his mind has been trapped inside a non-functioning body. He has defied the odds, living decades longer than his diagnosis suggested and his contributions to science are staggering. He's also changed a lot of people's thinking about the value of handicapped people in society.