1972 ⟶ Suggestion of Black Hole Entropy

Jacob Bekenstein: Black Hole Entropy suggested
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1972
1974
2019

⚙️ Clausius Introduces Entropy

Rudolf Clausius: Entropy⟶
Clausius Introduces Entropy (1863)
EntropyThermodynamicsRudolf ClausiusPhysics19th Century ScienceSecond Law of ThermodynamicsEnergyHeat
GermanyGermany

⚫ Suggestion of Black Hole Entropy

Jacob Bekenstein: Black Hole Entropy suggested⟶
Suggestion of Black Hole Entropy (1972)
PhysicsTheoretical PhysicsBlack HoleEntropyJacob BekensteinThermodynamicsGeneral Relativity1970s
IsraelIsrael

⚫ Evidence of a Black Hole

Charles Thomas Bolton was the first astronomer to present irrefutable evidence of the existence of a black hole.⟶
Evidence of a Black Hole (1972)
AstronomyAstrophysicsBlack HoleCharles Thomas BoltonBinary Star SystemX-ray Astronomy1970s
CanadaCanada

⚫ Prediction of Black Hole Radiation (Hawking Radiation)

Stephen Hawking: Black hole radiation (Hawking radiation) predicted⟶
Prediction of Black Hole Radiation (Hawking Radiation) (1974)
PhysicsTheoretical PhysicsBlack HoleHawking RadiationStephen HawkingQuantum GravityGeneral Relativity1970s
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚫ First Image of a Black Hole

First image of a black hole⟶
First Image of a Black Hole (2019)
AstrophysicsBlack HoleEvent Horizon TelescopeM87General RelativityObservational AstronomyRadio Astronomy
United StatesUnited StatesGermanyGermanyJapanJapan