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http://history.amazingspace.org/resources/explorations/blackholes/lesson/whatisit/history.html
1926 Sir Arthur Eddington Relativity expert who, along with Einstein, opposed black hole theory.
1935 Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Pioneer in theory of white dwarfs that led to an understanding of mass limits that decide whether a star will die as a white dwarf, neutron star or black hole.
1964 John Wheeler Coined the term, "black hole."
1964 Jocelyn Bell-Burnell Discovered neutron stars that, at the time, were the densest matter found through observations.
1926 Sir Arthur Eddington Relativity expert who, along with Einstein, opposed black hole theory.
1935 Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Pioneer in theory of white dwarfs that led to an understanding of mass limits that decide whether a star will die as a white dwarf, neutron star or black hole.
1964 John Wheeler Coined the term, "black hole."
1964 Jocelyn Bell-Burnell Discovered neutron stars that, at the time, were the densest matter found through observations.