Black Hole: How an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated by

Black Hole: How an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated by Einstein, and Gambled On by Hawking Became Loved

The contentious history of the idea of the black holeâ€”the most fascinating and bizarre celestial object in the heavens

For more than half a century, physicists and astronomers engaged in heated dispute over the possibility of black holes in the universe. The weirdly alien notion of a space-time abyss from which nothing escapesâ€”not even lightâ€”seemed to confound all logic. This engrossing book tells the story of the fierce black hole debates and the contributions of Einstein and Hawking and other leading thinkers who completely altered our view of the universe.

Renowned science writer Marcia Bartusiak shows how the black hole helped revive Einsteinâ€™s greatest achievement, the general theory of relativity, after decades during which it had been pushed into the shadows. Not until astronomers discovered such surprising new phenomena as neutron stars and black holes did the once-sedate universe transform into an Einsteinian cosmos, filled with sources of titanic energy that can be understood only in the light of relativity. This book celebrates the hundredth anniversary of general relativity, uncovers how the black hole really got its name, and recounts the scientistsâ€™ frustrating, exhilarating, and at times humorous battles over the acceptance of one of historyâ€™s most dazzling ideas.
Country USA
Brand Yale University Press
Manufacturer Yale University Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber NUSBK20160901-C096442
ReleaseDate 2015-04-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780300210859

Country	USA
Brand	Yale University Press
Manufacturer	Yale University Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	NUSBK20160901-C096442
ReleaseDate	2015-04-28
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780300210859

Black Hole: How an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated by Einstein, and Gambled On by Hawking Became Loved

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