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Black Hole Area Theorem

Great Britain · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1971

Stephen William Hawking1971

Science / Astronomy

Hawking proves that the area of a classical black-hole event horizon cannot decrease.

Names involved

Stephen William Hawking

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