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Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics,

Ever since Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity burst upon the world in 1915 some of the most brilliant minds of our century have sought to decipher the mysteries bequeathed by that theory, a legacy so unthinkable in some respects that even Einstein himself rejected them.

Which of these bizarre phenomena, if any, can really exist in our universe? Black holes, down which anything can fall but from which nothing can return; wormholes, short spacewarps connecting regions of the cosmos; singularities, where space and time are so violently warped that time ceases to exist and space becomes a kind of foam; gravitational waves, which carry symphonic accounts of collisions of black holes billions of years ago; and time machines, for traveling backward and forward in time.

Kip Thorne, along with fellow theorists Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose, a cadre of Russians, and earlier scientists such as Oppenheimer, Wheeler and Chandrasekhar, has been in the thick of the quest to secure answers. In this masterfully written and brilliantly informed work of scientific history and explanation, Dr. Thorne, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics Emeritus at Caltech, leads his readers through an elegant, always human, tapestry of interlocking themes, coming finally to a uniquely informed answer to the great question: what principles control our universe and why do physicists think they know the things they think they know? Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time has been one of the greatest best-sellers in publishing history. Anyone who struggled with that book will find here a more slowly paced but equally mind-stretching experience, with the added fascination of a rich historical and human component.

Winner of the Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science.

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Black Holes and Time Warps is a popular science book by Kip S. Thorne, a theoretical physicist and one of the world’s leading experts on black holes. The book was first published in 1994 and has since been translated into over 20 languages.

In Black Holes and Time Warps, Thorne takes readers on a journey to the edge of black holes, wormholes, and the universe. He explains the complex physics of these phenomena in a clear and engaging way, using analogies and thought experiments to make the concepts accessible to a general audience.

The book is divided into three parts. The first part, “The Fabric of Spacetime,” introduces the basic concepts of general relativity, such as gravity, curved spacetime, and black holes. The second part, “Wormholes and Time Machines,” explores the possibility of wormholes and time travel. The third part, “The Future of Black Holes,” discusses the future of black holes and their role in the universe.

Black Holes and Time Warps is a fascinating and thought-provoking book that will appeal to anyone interested in the universe and its most mysterious phenomena. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the latest advances in black hole research.

Some of the key concepts covered in the book include:

  • General relativity
  • Black holes
  • Wormholes
  • Time travel
  • The Big Bang
  • The future of the universe

The book has been praised for its:

  • Clear and engaging writing style
  • Use of analogies and thought experiments
  • Up-to-date coverage of black hole research

Some of the reviews of the book include:

  • “A masterpiece of popular science writing.” —The New York Times Book Review
  • “A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the latest advances in black hole research.” —Scientific American
  • “A fascinating and thought-provoking book that will appeal to anyone interested in the universe and its most mysterious phenomena.”

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