Jacob Bekenstein

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Introduced the idea that black holes have entropy proportional to their horizon area (Bekenstein entropy) and anticipated the thermodynamic interpretation that Hawking later confirmed.

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Black Holes. Explained. For 1.5 Hours.

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Introduced the idea that black holes have entropy proportional to their horizon area (Bekenstein entropy) and anticipated the thermodynamic interpretation that Hawking later confirmed.