The first ever simulated image of a black hole, by astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet (1978). The surrounding accretion disk was…

The first ever simulated image of a black hole, by astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet (1978). The surrounding accretion disk was calculated on punched cards, then drawn dot-by-dot “directly on negative Canson paper with black India ink.” Complete story: https://t.co/EF7ekbeIBV pic.twitter.com/okDfmIa4XS

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