# The first supermassive black holes

## TL;DR

This paper reviews the historical development, formation physics, feedback mechanisms, recent progress, and future outlook related to the first supermassive black holes.

## Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of ideas and recent advances in understanding the origins of supermassive black holes.

## Key findings

- Summary of historical development of black hole seed theories
- Discussion of formation physics and feedback effects
- Overview of recent theoretical and observational progress

## Abstract

We briefly review the historical development of the ideas regarding the first supermassive black hole seeds, the physics of their formation and radiative feedback, recent theoretical and observational progress, and our outlook for the future.