Monday, December 7, 2020

Was This Stephen Hawking's Greatest Blunder ???

Here is a fascinating look into one of the great questions of modern cosmology, one which was popularized by Professor Stephen Hawking:

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-black-hole-information-paradox-comes-to-an-end-20201029/

Granted, the article is extremely long and may put you to sleep, but for those of you interested in cosmology and the long-term future of our universe it's a must-read.

By the way - I don't mean to trivialize Hawking's contributions (he was one of the all-time great theoretical physicists), but no scientist can ever be right about everything for all time. Newly discovered facts almost always lead to new theories and new science.

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