Nikodem Poplawski is a genius, although the word should always be used with great humility. His theory that black holes create new universes was recognized by "National Geographic" and "Science" magazine as one of the ten greatest discoveries of the year. It was Morgan Freeman who, in his famous series of "Curiosity" programs, said of him that he was the second Copernicus. The scientific search engine Spahrro has named several young scientists from around the world as Albert Einstein's successor. Nikodem Poplawski came in second place. An article describing his research on black holes is one of the most cited in the history of Science News. . He is a native of Radom. He received his PhD from the Department of Physics at Indiana University in Bloomington, USA. Today he is a researcher at the University of New Haven. His research has been covered by almost all, the largest press titles in the world.