A BLACK HOLE THEORY ZAPPEDPHYSICIST HAWKING ALIGNS WITH MAINSTREAM

From: The Boston Globe | Date: July 22, 2004| Author: Carolyn Johnson Globe Correspondent | Copyright information

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking yesterday conceded he was wrong about a long-held idea about black holes, backing off a theory that had raised the tantalizing possibility that the collapsed stars were swallowing information and sending it to alternate universes.

Hawking, who became a household name and cultural icon for his groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of the cosmos, announced at a Dublin research conference that he had reworked a theory that he proposed in 197...

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