Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

The authoritative story of Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish, and Kip Thorneâ€™s Nobel Prizeâ€“winning discovery of gravitational wavesâ€”by an eminent theoretical astrophysicist and award-winning writer.

With A New Preface

In 1916, Einstein predicted the presence of gravitational waves. One century later, we are recording the first sounds from space, evidence of the wavesâ€™ 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 SpaceÂ 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 Einsteinâ€™s most radical idea. With unprecendented access to the surprises, disappointments, achievements, and risks in this remarkable story, Janna Levinâ€™s absorbing account offers a portrait of modern science that is unlike anything we've seen before.
Country USA
Brand Anchor Books
Manufacturer Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 45785294
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2017-04-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307948489

Country	USA
Brand	Anchor Books
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	45785294
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2017-04-18
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307948489

Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

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