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The story of black holes, with Marcus Chown

Instant Genius

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The Fascinating Tale of Roy Kerr and Spinning Black Holes

Learn about Roy Kerr's journey from a humble background to his groundbreaking discoveries on the curvature of space around rotating black holes, which were initially overshadowed at a conference but later recognized as the source of energy for quasars.

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