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Who was Roger Penrose?
Sir Roger Penrose is a brilliant British mathematician and physicist who proposed this intriguing concept in 1969. He's known for his work on black holes and general relativity, even winning a Nobel Prize for his discoveries. His idea shows how black holes, despite their destructive power, could theoretically be energy sources.
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