Black holes in fiction

Black holes in fiction

The science behind it
The concept of a body so massive that even light could not escape goes back to the late 18th century. With the development of General Relativity, it was realised that such bodies would have other odd properties. The idea was developed further, though the term 'black hole was only coined in 1967 and did not become the norm until later. These hypothetical objects were also called frozen stars.

Early uses
Roger Zelazny's SF novel Creatures of Light and Darkness contains the concept, something called Skagganauk Abyss where there is no space or time.

Film and television

 * The Black Hole, a major science fiction movie made in 1979.
 * Black Hole (2006), a science fiction original movie shown in 2006.
 * In the television SF-adventure series Andromeda, a black hole slows time for the hero, allowing him to survive into a new era.