1916 ⟶ Schwarzschild lays groundwork for black hole theory
German physicist Karl Schwarzschild uses Albert Einstein's t...
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⚫ Schwarzschild Radius and Black Holes
Karl Schwarzschild: discovery of the Schwarzschild radius leading to the identification of black holes⟶
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Germany⚛️ Einstein publishes General Relativity
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Germany⚫ Schwarzschild lays groundwork for black hole theory
German physicist Karl Schwarzschild uses Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity to lay the groundwork for black hole theory. He suggests that if any star collapse to a certain size or smaller, its gravity will be so strong that no form of radiation will escape from it.⟶
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Germany🔭 Eddington confirms light bending, evidence for general relativity
Arthur Eddington:Light bending confirmed – evidence for general relativity⟶
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