Einstein’s Unfinished Symphony : Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time

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pp. 256, includes black and white illustrations and a black and white photo section. This book deals with “the most startling consequence of the general theory of relativity: the prediction of gravitational radiation, ripples in the fabric of space-time itself.” The winner of the American Institute of Physics Science Writting Award., paperback editionIn a handful of observatories around the world, scientists are waiting, and listening. Their quest: to be the first to detect gravitational waves, infinitesimal quakes that stretch and compress space-time and could add a brand-new dimension to our universal knowledge-allowing us to hear a sun going supernova, black holes colliding, and perhaps one day, the remnant rumble of the Big Bang itself…

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ISBN 0425186202
ISBN13 9780425186206
Number of pages 256
Original Title Einstein's Unfinished SYmphony
Published Date 2003
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dj
Binding Paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New York
Edition Third
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pp. 256, includes black and white illustrations and a black and white photo section. This book deals with “the most startling consequence of the general theory of relativity: the prediction of gravitational radiation, ripples in the fabric of space-time itself.” The winner of the American Institute of Physics Science Writting Award., paperback editionIn a handful of observatories around the world, scientists are waiting, and listening. Their quest: to be the first to detect gravitational waves, infinitesimal quakes that stretch and compress space-time and could add a brand-new dimension to our universal knowledge-allowing us to hear a sun going supernova, black holes colliding, and perhaps one day, the remnant rumble of the Big Bang itself…

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Weight 1 kg