# Wasn't the Hawking Paradox solved by Einstein?

I just watched a BBC Horizon episode where they talked about the Hawking Paradox. They mentioned a controversy about information being lost but I couldn't get my head around this.

Black hole thermodynamics gives us the formula $$S ~=~ \frac{A k c^3 }{4 h G}.$$

And we also have Einstein's famous $E = m c^2$, which mean that mass can be turned into energy, right? Hence information is either lost or it is preserved, but now in energy-form instead of mass-form.

I can't understand why radiation from black holes would be any different than an atomic bomb for example, where mass is also turned into energy?

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This issue is much more sophisticated than you think. However, since there are real physicists here, I won't dare attempting at answering the question (maybe next year!) So, let's wait for someone to clear the fog of confusion here. Meanwhile, I suggest you read this article: iopscience.iop.org/1742-6596/171/1/012009 –  stupidity May 29 '12 at 20:16
Thanks, I read through the pdf, but since I'm a mere mortal with basic physic education, it was quite hard to understand :) –  Joakim May 30 '12 at 19:36