Do Black Holes Have No Hair?

Synopsis
Radio 4 broadcast. The first of Professor Hawking’s 2015 Reith lectures delivered 24 November 2015 at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Professor Hawking describes the history of scientific thinking about black holes, and explains how they have posed tough challenges to conventional understanding of the laws which govern the universe. Sue Lawley introduces the evening and chairs a question-and-answer session with Professor Hawking. [28 mins].
Series
BBC Reith Lectures
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2016
Year of production
2015
Notes
Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 26 January 2016.
Subjects
Astronomy; Physics
Keywords
astrophysics; black holes

Online availability

URI
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06pttqf
Price
Free
Delivery
Streamed/Download

Credits

Producer
Jim Frank
Contributor
Stephen W Hawking

Production Company

Name

BBC Radio 4

Web
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