Karl Schwarzschild discovered black holes in 1916
In the early 18th century, the concept and idea of an intense gravitational field were discussed. However, no one made any conclusive statement until 1916. Karl Schwarzschild was the first scientist to use Albert Einstein’s gravitational equations to demonstrate a theory of general relativity, which is the basis of black holes. However, although Karl founded the theory, it took many years after and several other scientists to fully understand black holes as we know them today. Could you imagine the archaic technology they used to research this?
In 1958, David Finkelstein first explained the general reality theory as a region of space where nothing can leave. This was followed by a 20th-century scientist John Wheeler who in 1967 tagged the word ‘black hole’ with gravitationally collapsed solar matters. They were the first of many great scientists to contribute to the black hole theory.