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There is often something to be learned from a look back in history. From a current point of view, most would argue that our methods have become more sophisticated over the years. I would contend, and as you will surely see here, it is our problems which have become more sophisticated over the years, and our methods have changed so that we can continue to answer them. I doubt if this trend will alter substantially. Rather, I suggest that new challenges will keep rising to the fore. Let me give a recent, specific example1.
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Whiting, B.F. (1999). Stability of Black Holes. In: Iyer, B.R., Bhawal, B. (eds) Black Holes, Gravitational Radiation and the Universe. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 100. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0934-7_2
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