Roger Penrose Biography and Timeline

Event Horizon

Roger Penrose proves that an imploding star will necessarily produce a singularity once it has formed an event horizon

Black Holes

Penrose proves that gravitational collapse can produce spacetime singularities, showing black-hole formation is a robust prediction of general relativity.

Singularity Theorem

Penrose proves a singularity theorem showing that gravitational collapse generically leads to spacetime singularities

Singularity Theorem

Proves a singularity theorem showing gravitational collapse can produce spacetime singularities.

Role range: 1931-

Cosmic Censorship

Penrose proposes cosmic censorship to explain why singularities may be hidden inside black holes

Nobel Prize

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for showing that black hole formation is a robust prediction of general relativity.

Role range: 1931-