Hawking-Bekenstein radiation and the shifting of a paradigm
In 1974, publishing in Nature, Stephen Hawking showed that a black hole can lose mass through the radiation of particles. A quantum effect in essence, the now known as Hawking-Bekenstein radiation shifted the paradigm of black holes as sinks from which nothing can escape.
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It was a pleasure to get Elizabeth's view on these very exciting questions! Thank you Ruth for being our camera and sound-woman for this impromptu interview.