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Which scientist's Theory of Relativity did Penrose validate through his work on black holes?

  • Daniel Bernoulli

  • James Clerk Maxwell

  • Galileo Galilei

  • Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity was validated by Roger Penrose's work on black holes. Penrose showed that black holes are a direct consequence of Einstein's theory, and that they must exist if Theory is correct. This validation was a major achievement in physics, and it helped to confirm the validity of Einstein's theory.
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