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Starts with a brief history of black holes (first theorised in 18th century, predicted by general relativity, skepticism of their existence, then their acceptance in the 70s, ending with the discovery of Hawking radiation). Chapter lists a good amount of quotes from other books. It also explains how not even whizzing in the electrons and neutrons can withstand the mass pressure of a star, thus becoming a blackhole.