Read the excerpt from Death by Black Hole.

Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, published in 1916, provides the insight to understand the bizarre structure of space and time in a high-gravity environment. Later research by the American physicist John A. Wheeler, and others, helped to formulate a vocabulary as well as the mathematical tools to describe and predict what a black hole will do to its surroundings.

Read the excerpt from “Man Listening to Disc.”

And I bow deeply to Thelonious Monk
for figuring out a way
to motorize—or whatever—his huge piano
so he could be with us today.

The central idea that both texts share is

'Man Listening to Disc' is a poem written by Billy Collins, dubbed "America's most popular poet." This poem expresses the poet's emotions as he listens to jazz music.

What is the central idea?

The central premise in both books is that the authors owe their success to those who have inspired them.

Albert Einstein was a theorist and physicist who discovered the theory of relativity. He was born in Germany.

John Archibald Wheeler was a theoretical physicist from the United States.

Both texts share a central theme, which is the general message that the authors are trying to get across to the audience.

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