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Black Hole Term

United States of America · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1967Date range
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Chronological records

1967

John Archibald WheelerDecember 1967

New York · Science / Astrophysics

Popularises the term black hole for complete gravitational collapse.

Names involved

John Archibald Wheeler

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