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The Black Hole War

2008480 pagesBack Bay Books

Synopsis

When something vanishes into a black hole, is it truly lost forever? This question sparked a decades-long debate between renowned physicists Stephen Hawking and Leonard Susskind. Hawking argued that anything swallowed by a black hole could never return, a notion that Susskind and Gerald t'Hoofd contended would fundamentally shatter our understanding of the universe. Leonard Susskind's book, 'The Black Hole War,' offers a vivid journey through modern physics and the vastness of space, explaining how this scientific dispute led to a revolutionary new paradigm in quantum mechanics.

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About the author

Leonard Susskind is an American physicist. Susskind is widely regarded as one of the fathers of string theory. He is the author of several popular science books. -- Wikipedia

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Leonard SusskindProtagonist
Stephen HawkingAntagonist
Gerard 't HooftSupporting

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