Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space (häftad)

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Format: Häftad (Trade Paper)
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 256
Utgivningsdatum: 2017-04-01
Förlag: Anchor Books
Dimensioner: 201 x 130 x 20 mm
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ISBN: 9780307948489

Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

Name: Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space
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Author: Janna Levin
ISBN: 9780307948489

av Janna Levin

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In 1916, Einstein predicted the presence of gravitational waves. One century later, we are recording the first sounds from space, evidence of the waves' existence caused by the collision of two black holes. An authoritative account of the headline-making discovery by theoretical astrophysicist and award-winning writer Janna Levin, Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space recounts the fascinating story of the obsessions, aspirations, and trials of the scientists who embarked on an arduous fifty-year endeavor to capture these elusive waves

Five decades after the experiment was dreamed up, the team races to intercept a wisp of sound with two colossal machines, hoping to succeed in time for the centenary of Einstein's most radical idea. With unprecendented access to the surprises, disappointments, achievements, and risks in this remarkable story, Janna Levin's absorbing account offers a portrait of modern science that is unlike anything we've seen before.

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