From Blue Moons To Black Holes
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Author | : Melanie Melton Knocke |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2011-10-28 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1615924787 |
As this engrossing popular astronomy book makes clear, readers don't need a degree in astrophysics to explore the vast reaches of outer space. This generously illustrated volume includes a color insert containing, among other pictures, beautiful images of Saturn from the Cassini spacecraft.
Author | : Janna Levin |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2016-03-29 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0307958205 |
The authoritative story of the headline-making discovery of gravitational waves—by an eminent theoretical astrophysicist and award-winning writer. 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 scientists who embarked on an arduous, fifty-year endeavor to capture these elusive waves. An experimental ambition that began as an amusing thought experiment, a mad idea, became the object of fixation for the original architects—Rai Weiss, Kip Thorne, and Ron Drever. Striving to make the ambition a reality, the original three gradually accumulated an international team of hundreds. As this book was written, two massive instruments of remarkably delicate sensitivity were brought to advanced capability. As the book draws to a close, five decades after the experimental ambition began, the team races to intercept a wisp of a sound with two colossal machines, hoping to succeed in time for the centenary of Einstein’s most radical idea. Janna Levin’s absorbing account of the surprises, disappointments, achievements, and risks in this unfolding story offers a portrait of modern science that is unlike anything we’ve seen before.
Author | : NEIL DEGRASSE. TYSON |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781785307973 |
Author | : Cathryn Hankla |
Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780813918464 |
In a sleepy but troubled Appalachian coal-mining town, a powerfully evocative novel details the coming-of-age of a young girl.
Author | : Amber L. Lynch |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2013-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1481741977 |
Lisa didn't think life could get any more normal than this, well, if seeing alien space ships counts as normal. But that wasn't a real alien space ship, just her imagination. Or so she wished...But aside from the good grades, a decent social life, and Decker, her boyfriend of seven years, moving away, everything seemed pretty normal. Until a new girl arrives into town. Her name is Rosalind and she seems like any other new kid, shy and slightly confused, but what Lisa didn't know was that Rose had a little secret, and when this strange girl shows up at Lisa's front door, Lisa doesn't know what to expect. Then Rose reveals something even more strange...Now Lisa, Decker and Adam are caught between a deal. If they can answer any questions this new girl has for them, then in return they may ask any questions of their own. But what they don't know is that the answers they receive will change the way they look at themselves and their world. Lisa wonders how they would've gotten themselves into such a mess, because before all of this, life felt normal...
Author | : Elizabeth Michael Boyle |
Publisher | : Liturgical Press |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780814624043 |
"In this book Sister Boyle leads the reader to unravel the threads of science and follow them to the skein of spiritual insight and contemplative wonder."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Stephen Hawking |
Publisher | : Bantam |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2016-08-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0399179003 |
The legendary physicist explores his favorite subject in a pair of enlightening, accessible, and cleverly illustrated essays for curious readers, originally delivered as BBC lectures. “It is said that fact is sometimes stranger than fiction, and nowhere is that more true than in the case of black holes. Black holes are stranger than anything dreamed up by science-fiction writers, but they are firmly matters of science fact.” For decades, Stephen Hawking has been fascinated by black holes. He believes that if we understood the challenges they pose to the very nature of space and time, we could unlock the secrets of the universe. In these conversational pieces, Hawking’s sense of wonder is infectious as he holds forth on what we know about black holes, what we still don’t know, and theoretical answers to more specific questions, such as: What would happen if you ever got sucked into one? Annotated and with an introduction by BBC News science editor David Shukman, featuring whimsical and illuminating illustrations, Black Holes offers a candid peek into one of the great scientific mysteries of all time. Praise for Stephen Hawking “[Hawking] can explain the complexities of cosmological physics with an engaging combination of clarity and wit. . . . His is a brain of extraordinary power.”—The New York Review of Books “Hawking clearly possesses a natural teacher’s gifts—easy, good-natured humor and an ability to illustrate highly complex propositions with analogies plucked from daily life.”—The New York Times “A high priest of physics, one of a handful of theorists who may be on the verge of reading God’s mind.”—Los Angeles Times
Author | : Neil deGrasse Tyson |
Publisher | : Black & White Publishing |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2024-10-29 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1785307630 |
*Fully revised and updated for the 21st century* The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an odyssey into the deepest, darkest depth of the universe and back again with his extra-terrestrial tour guide, Merlin. Merlin is a timeless visitor to Earth from the planet Omniscia in the Andromeda galaxy, and he has observed first-hand many of the major scientific events of Earth's history - from the Big Bang to the extinction of the dinosaurs and beyond. In Merlin's Tour of the Universe, Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike about the universe and our place within it. All questions are answered with authentic science, infused with wit, wisdom, an occasional rhyme and accompanied by the odd illustration. Merlin's friends include the most important scientific figures and explorers of all time - including da Vinci, Magellan, Newton, Einstein and Hubble, and Merlin's Tour also features playful conversations with these historical luminaries. Based on the first book that Tyson ever published in the 1990s and now fully updated and extended for the twenty-first century, Merlin's Tour of the Universe is a must-read for anyone who wants to know more about how the cosmos works.
Author | : Todd Boddy |
Publisher | : Todd Boddy |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 2012-08 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0985847816 |
An insurgency of demonic powers grows weary of Satan's failed attempts to overthrow God. With stolen quantum technology, they plot to leave for a universe of their own. There's just one catch... they require humans to make the jump. Ru, the sultry angelic hybrid, is torn between her loyalty to an ancient Wind of light, and her mysterious father who seeks to pull her to the darkness. It's the hitchhiker's guide to the Apocalypse.
Author | : Kelly Milner Halls |
Publisher | : Heinemann-Raintree Library |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781403479082 |
Students will love pouring through these exciting science fair ideas about space and astronomy. Each project comes with helpful hints on how to customize the project and win the science fair prize.