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Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

Af: Janna Levin Engelsk Paperback

Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

Af: Janna Levin Engelsk Paperback
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The full inside story of the detection of gravitational waves at LIGO, one of the most ambitious feats in scientific history

*Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the Sunday Times*

''This is empirical poetry. A fascinating tale of human curiosity beautifully told, and with black holes and lasers too'' Robin Ince

In 1916 Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves: miniscule ripples in the very fabric of spacetime generated by unfathomably powerful events. If such vibrations could somehow be recorded, we could observe our universe for the first time through sound: the hissing of the Big Bang, the low tones of merging galaxies, the drumbeat of two black holes collapsing into one…

In 2016 a team of hundreds of scientists at work on a billion-dollar experiment made history when they announced the first ever detection of a gravitational wave, confirming Einstein’s prediction a century ago.

Based on complete access to LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) and the scientists who created it, Black Hole Blues offers a first-hand account of this astonishing achievement: an intimate story of cutting-edge science at its most awe-inspiring and ambitious.

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The full inside story of the detection of gravitational waves at LIGO, one of the most ambitious feats in scientific history

*Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the Sunday Times*

''This is empirical poetry. A fascinating tale of human curiosity beautifully told, and with black holes and lasers too'' Robin Ince

In 1916 Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves: miniscule ripples in the very fabric of spacetime generated by unfathomably powerful events. If such vibrations could somehow be recorded, we could observe our universe for the first time through sound: the hissing of the Big Bang, the low tones of merging galaxies, the drumbeat of two black holes collapsing into one…

In 2016 a team of hundreds of scientists at work on a billion-dollar experiment made history when they announced the first ever detection of a gravitational wave, confirming Einstein’s prediction a century ago.

Based on complete access to LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) and the scientists who created it, Black Hole Blues offers a first-hand account of this astonishing achievement: an intimate story of cutting-edge science at its most awe-inspiring and ambitious.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 256
ISBN-13: 9780099569589
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0099569582
Kategori: Gravitation
Udg. Dato: 23 mar 2017
Længde: 16mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 130mm
Forlag: Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato: 23 mar 2017
Forfatter(e): Janna Levin
Forfatter(e) Janna Levin


Kategori Gravitation


ISBN-13 9780099569589


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 256


Udgave


Længde 16mm


Bredde 198mm


Højde 130mm


Udg. Dato 23 mar 2017


Oplagsdato 23 mar 2017


Forlag Vintage Publishing

Kategori sammenhænge