The Hawking Problem in String Theory

The beckenstein hawking enterig formula tells you how many gigobites there are in a black hole. It was sort of a moment of truth for string theory, because at one point i realized that we were rapidly heading to the point where we were going to actually be able to do this calculation. And it took me some number of years, but finally i got a formula a, and it, it matched perfectly. So, you know, that that that wast, i think, a victory for,you know, it was a, good, a good, a sign post that we were on theright direction.