Who theorized that electromagnetic radiation is emitted from a black hole due to quantum effects near the event horizon. hint: a famous scientist is named after this radiation who unfortunately passed away in march of last year. you will be missed : (

Stephen William Hawking

Explanation:

Stephen William Hawking was a popular theoretical physicist born on  8th January 1942.

He served as the professor of mathematics at the Cambridge university

He was director at the center for theoretical cosmology.

He has theorized that the black holes will emit radiations and the radiations is known by his name Hawking's radiation.

His book 'The Brief History of Time' appeared as one of the best seller according to the Sunday Times.

Hawking's was diagnosed for a rare disease named as motor neuron disease.

He received numerous awards and elected as the fellow of royal society.

He passed away on 14th March 2018.

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