Chapter Six - Black Holes

Chapter Six explores the knowledge we have and the mystery behind black holes. The term "black hole" is actually quite recent. It was first coined in 1969 by John Wheeler, an American scientist as a means to describe an idea that took place about 200 years ago. During this period, Jon Michell wrote a paper (1783) in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London and stated that "a star that was sufficiently massive and compact could not escape." He also stated that the light produced by these stars would not be visible to us, however the gravitational pull could still be felt. Although his theory made sense, extensive research proved that a black hole was much more than that. They are, essentially, spots in the universe that are void of color and life. A black hole exists solely on two forces: mass and spin. The video below goes into this information in more depth.