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8 years 2 months ago - 8 years 2 months ago #4325 by ??

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8 years 2 months ago #4327 by Badsneaker

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I have to say that in my lifetime I've watched black holes go from hypothetical to actually observable phenomena. Absolutely incredible!

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8 years 2 months ago #4333 by Todd

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I think one of the first real public references to a black hole was the original Star Trek episode "Tomorrow is Yesterday." The writers were obviously somewhat "in the know."
memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Tomorrow_is_Yesterday_(episode)

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8 years 1 month ago - 8 years 1 month ago #4338 by ??

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The term "black hole" was coined by John Wheeler . While I did post this article as just a passing news item, I do, sometimes, question the very existence of black holes due to the work of Paul LaViolette and his theory of subquantum kinetics . But I really don't know. It remains a bauble of the mind for me...something to ponder from time to time.

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8 years 1 month ago #4340 by Todd

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The term "black hole" was coined by John Wheeler.

The name was a suggestion from an audience member at Dr. Wheeler's talk at the 1967 Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. Star Trek had used the term "black star" on 01/26/67, the conference was Jan. 23rd-27th. My best guess, the audience member had seen the episode, which was actually filmed in 1966, so really I personally credit Star Trek with the term but different terminology had been thrown around since the 1950's.

history.nasa.gov/AAchronologies/1967.pdf
www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/science/14wheeler.html?_r=0

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8 years 1 month ago #4343 by ??

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I did not know that. I learned something today. Thank you. (+1 karma, if it will post.)

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8 years 1 month ago #4362 by Todd

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I guess we'll never know who the audience member was. Richard C. Hoagland, was that you?

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