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Stephen Hawking
Discovers a remarkable property: by using quantum theory and general relativity he is able to show that black holes can emit radiation. -
Stephen Hawking
His breakthrough discovery is published in the journal Nature, in a paper entitled Black hole Explosion? -
Stephen Hawking
Publishes A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes, a classic introduction to today's most important scientific ideas about the cosmos. Recorded in the 1998 Guinness Book of Records as an all-time bestseller. -
Stephen Hawking
Hawking announces that he has solved the Black Hole paradox, which has been a troubling scientists for years. He presents his most recent findings at the international conference on general relativity and gravitation in Dublin.