[opendtv] Physicist may shoot holes in own black hole theory / Hawking set to speak at Ireland conference

  • From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 23:57:46 -0400

Physicist may shoot holes in own black hole theory

Hawking set to speak at Ireland conference

By Carolyn Johnson, Globe Correspondent  |  July 17, 2004

The world of physics is abuzz with news that celebrity physicist 
Stephen Hawking -- widely regarded as this generation's Einstein -- 
will appear at a conference next week to offer a solution to a 
longstanding paradox about black holes, possibly refuting his own 
three-decades-old theory.

His presentation next week at a conference in Ireland could have 
repercussions for scientists' understanding of the most basic 
physical laws that govern the universe. It may also settle a bet, 
sending a set of encyclopedias to a rival physicist.

...

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/07/17/physicist_may_shoot_holes_in_own_black_hole_theory/

 
 
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