A Quote by Priyamvada Natarajan

Evidence has been mounting for the key role that black holes play in the process of galaxy formation. But it now appears that they are likely the prima donnas of this space opera.

Priyamvada Natarajan

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Priyamvada Natarajan
Indian - Scientist

Data suggest that central black holes might play an important role in adjusting how many stars form in the galaxies they inhabit. For one thing, the energy produced when matter falls into the black hole may heat up the surrounding gas at the center of the galaxy, thus preventing cooling and halting star formation.

Priyamvada Natarajan

There is actually a great book called Prima Donna by Rupert -Christiansen that deconstructs the myth. In fact, many of the women who were prima donnas were feminists and incredible forces for their time.

Rufus Wainwright

One of the key differences between galaxies with super massive black holes is whether or not the black holes are lit up, because they are basically bingeing on a lot of material in its surroundings.

Andrea M. Ghez

A lot of the things you see in science fiction revolve around black holes because black holes are strong enough to rip the fabric of space and time.

Michio Kaku

We used to be such prima donnas.

Gina Schock

Vampires are such prima donnas.

Magnus

We're all eccentrics. We're nine prima donnas.

Harry A. Blackmun

Black holes provide theoreticians with an important theoretical laboratory to test ideas. Conditions within a black hole are so extreme, that by analyzing aspects of black holes we see space and time in an exotic environment, one that has shed important, and sometimes perplexing, new light on their fundamental nature.

Brian Greene

Football's a difficult business and aren't they prima donnas. But it's a wonderful game.

Queen Elizabeth II

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

George S. Patton

Performing doesn't turn me on. It's an egomaniac business, filled with prima donnas - including this one.

Dan Rather

Of course there are other prima donnas around. So many of my colleagues, younger ones, are wonderful.

Montserrat Caballe

Paintings are seldom guilty and often framed for crimes they did not commit. Some cover holes-holes in walls, holes in lives. Some make holes-in wallets, holes in hearts...in negative space.

Marilyn Manson

Gravitational waves will bring us exquisitely accurate maps of black holes - maps of their space-time. Those maps will make it crystal clear whether or not what we're dealing with are black holes as described by general relativity.

Kip Thorne

Gravitational waves will bring us exquisitely accurate maps of black holes - maps of their space-time. Those maps will make it crystal clear whether or not what were dealing with are black holes as described by general relativity.

Kip Thorne

One has always got to be terribly careful, since the theater is made up of a whole bunch of prima donnas, not to let the distortions occur.