>>11311799what is the source on that? That's pure garbage.
Bekenstein is well respected and known for his black hole thermodynamics, as
>>11311844 said. Hawking then advanced the field by deriving Hawking radiation - a rare combination of quantum mechanics and black holes. Also well deserved to be held in high regard. Fighting for and arguing your ideas and changing your mind when you're convinced is part of being a scientist.
This sounds like one of the nonsense things that says Einstein shouldn't have gotten credit for SR because Lorentz did the math originally. It completely disconnects the achievement made by each person.
