Jeffrey O. Bennett > Quotes

“The event horizon is the point at which the speed required to leave the vicinity of the black hole (the escape velocity) is the speed of light, and because Einstein’s theory tells us that no material object can reach that speed, nothing can escape from within the event horizon.”
― Jeffrey O. Bennett, What Is Relativity?: An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter

“One key to student success: Learning requires effort and study.”
― Jeffrey Bennett, On Teaching Science: Principles and Strategies That Every Educator Should Know

“In principle, time would come to a halt for an object moving at the speed of light.”
― Jeffrey O. Bennett, What Is Relativity?: An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter

“those natural releases are almost perfectly balanced by natural processes that absorb carbon dioxide. For”
― Jeffrey Bennett, A Global Warming Primer: Answering Your Questions About The Science, The Consequences, and The Solutions