Ripples in Spacetime

Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy, With a New Afterword
2. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-674-23774-2
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 208 mm, Gewicht: 455 g

A Physics Today Best Book of the Year A Forbes “For the Physics and Astronomy Lover in Your Life” Selection “Succinct, accessible, and remarkably timely… This book is a rare find.” —Physics Today “Belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in learning the scientific, historical, and personal stories behind some of the most incredible scientific advances of the 21st century.” —Forbes The detection of gravitational waves has already been called the scientific breakthrough of the century. Einstein predicted these tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime over a hundred years ago, but they were only recently perceived directly for the first time. Ripples in Spacetime is an engaging account of the international effort to complete Einstein’s project, capture his elusive ripples, and launch an era of gravitational-wave astronomy that promises to explain, more vividly than ever before, our universe’s structure and origin. “Schilling’s deliciously nerdy grand tour takes us through compelling backstory, current research, and future expectations.” —Nature “A lively and readable account… Schilling underlines that this discovery is the opening of a new window on the universe, the beginning of a new branch of science.” —Graham Farmelo, The Guardian

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schilling, Govert

Weitere Mitwirkende

Rees, Martin

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Sachbuch
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Relativität, Gravitation
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Gravitation

Über Autor(innen)

Schilling, Govert
Govert Schilling is the author of dozens of popular astronomy books, including <i>Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy</i>. He received the Eureka Prize from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research and the David N. Schramm Award from the American Astronomical Society. In 2007 the International Astronomical Union named an asteroid, 10986 Govert, in his honor.

Rees, Martin
Martin Rees, the UK’s Astronomer Royal, was previously Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge. A past president of the Royal Society, he has won numerous awards, including the Templeton Prize and the inaugural Fritz Zwicky Prize. The author of ten books and more than 500 research papers, he cofounded the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge.