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Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
Stephen Hawking has died peacefully at his home in Cambridge, aged 76.
Celebrated physicist and cosmologist Prof Stephen Hawking died peacefully in his home in Cambridge in the UK in the early hours of this morning (14 March).
The author of a number of popular science books, including A Brief History of Time, was well known for his work on cosmology, including theories around black holes, relativity and the possibility of alien life.
The fact that he lived to 76 defied the odds because at the age of just 21, Prof Hawking was diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease and doctors only expected him to live for a few short years. Because he had a slow-progressing form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, he was able to live more than 50 more years.
His disease left him wheelchair-bound and only able to speak through the assistance of a voice synthesiser. Up until his death, he was still able to communicate using a single cheek muscle attached to the synthesiser.
In a statement, his ...<|im_end|>
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The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: Stephen Hawking has died peacefully at his home in Cambridge, aged 76.
Celebrated physicist and cosmologist Prof Stephen Hawking died peacefully in his home in Cambridge in the UK in the early hours of this morning (14 March).
The author of a number of popular science books, including A Brief History of Time, was well known for his work on cosmology, including theories around black holes, relativity and the possibility of alien life.
The fact that he lived to 76 defied the odds because at the ag... (Further analysis would depend on the specific query.)<|im_end|>
