Книга: Janna Levin «Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space»
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From the author of How the Universe Got Its Spots and A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, the epic story of the scientific campaign to record the soundtrack of our universe. Black holes are dark. That is their essence. When black holes collide, they will do so unilluminated. Yet the black hole collision is an event more powerful than any since the origin of the universe. The profusion of energy will emanate as waves in the shape of spacetime: gravitational waves. No telescope will ever record the event; instead, the only evidence would be the sound of spacetime ringing. In 1916, Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves, his top priority after he proposed his theory of curved spacetime. One century later, we are recording the first sounds from space, the soundtrack to accompany astronomy’s silent movie. In Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space, Janna Levin recounts the fascinating story of the obsessions, the aspirations, and the trials of the... Издательство: "Alfred A. Knopf" (2016) Формат: 150x215, 256 стр.
ISBN: 978-0-307-95819-8 Купить за 1764 руб на Озоне |
Janna Levin
Janna J. Levin (born 1967) is a theoretical cosmologist. She holds a PhD in
Levin is the author of the popular science book "How the Universe Got Its Spots" (2002). In 2006 she published "
She appeared as a guest on Stephen Colbert's
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* [http://www.jannalevin.com Janna Levin's website]
Источник: Janna Levin
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| Janna Levin | Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space | From the author of How the Universe Got Its Spots and A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, the epic story of the scientific campaign to record the soundtrack of our universe. Black holes are dark… — Alfred A. Knopf, (формат: 150x215, 256 стр.) Подробнее... | 2016 | 1764 | бумажная книга |
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