# "Black holes ain't so black": An introduction to the great discoveries of Stephen Hawking

## TL;DR

This paper provides an accessible overview of Stephen Hawking's groundbreaking discoveries that black holes possess temperature, entropy, and evaporate, using simple physics suitable for educational purposes.

## Contribution

It offers an updated, pedagogical introduction to Hawking's key findings, making complex concepts accessible with basic algebra and physics.

## Key findings

- Black holes have temperature and entropy.
- Black holes evaporate gradually.
- The article serves as educational material for undergraduates.

## Abstract

Between 1974 and 1975, Stephen Hawking revolutionized the world of physics by proposing that black holes have temperature, entropy, and evaporate gradually. The objective of this article is to offer a brief and updated introduction to these three remarkable results, employing only high school algebra and elementary physics. This article may be useful as pedagogical material in an introductory undergraduate physics course.