Kip thorne, author of black holes and time warps, is one of three nobel laureates for physics of 2017. They are used for rapid journeys around the galaxy, or for travel through time. It provides an illustrated overview of the history and development of black hole theory, from its roots in newtonian mechanics until the early 1990s. Einsteins outrageous legacy may not be as popular as a brief history of time, and kip thorne may not be much of a household name in comparison with that of his colleague stephen hawking, but i would think that this book is a much better read. In science fiction, space and time warps are a commonplace. Stuart clarks top 10 approachable astronomy books books. Warped spacetime around black holes visualized live science. Einsteins outrageous legacy by the scientist and science writer kip thorne. Black holes, down which anything can fall but from which nothing can return. He and his colleagues barry barish and rainer weiss have been honored for their contribution to the observation of gravitational waves.
Over fourteen chapters, thorne proceeds roughly chronologically, tracing first the. Thorne, stephen hawking in this masterfully written and brilliantly informed work, dr. Ever since albert einsteins 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. Kip thorne, author of black holes and time warps, is one of three nobel laureates for physics. This inspired me to dig out my book on black holes thinking it was written by john wheeler.
Warped spacetime around a black hole what is a black hole made from. Black hole effects on space and time what if a black. It turns out that it was written by kip thorne black holes and time warps. Astrophysicist kip thornes book on the black holes was a revelation for me in college, both for its science content and thornes willingness to. Black holes, once just fascinating theoretical predictions of how gravity warps space time according to einsteins theory, are now generally accepted as astrophysical realities, formed by postsupernova collapse, or as supermassive black holes mysteriously found at the cores of most galaxies, powering active galactic nuclei, the most powerful. For bridging the worlds of science and the humanities, thorne received rockefeller universitys lewis thomas. Einsteins outrageous legacy commonwealth fund book program. Ordinarily, one can easily lose the momentum of reading a book over 500 pages long. Kip thorne, a nobel prizewinning physicist and the feynman professor of theoretical physics emeritus at caltech, is the author of the bestselling books black. Black holes are so massive that they severely warp the fabric of spacetime the three spatial dimensions and time combined in a fourdimensional continuum. Not from matter like you and me, but from warped space and time.
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Thorne was an executive producer for the 2014 film interstellar. Thorne 1994, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The best popular science books of all time show list info. Approach close enough for a black hole to wrap you in its gravitational sleeper hold, however, and youre grappling with a different set of rules. Einsteins outrageous legacy commonwealth fund book program by kip thorne. For this reason, an observer inside a black hole experiences the passage. A black hole encircled by a hot, gaseous accretion disk, and two jets emerging from the hole s vicinity. Thorne and other researchers studying black holes have had heyday over the last 20 years as supercomputing power has steadily increased. Einsteins outrageous legacy kip thorne, with foreword by stephen hawking over the last hundred years, human understanding of the nature of the universe has expanded at a mindboggling rate. Black holes and time warps, einsteins outrageous legacy. Einsteins outrageous legacy commonwealth fund book program new e. The book is an achievement of literary invention that clarifies the greatest physical complexities. It strikes just the right balance of history and science, without becoming just another lame attempt to describe complex physical concepts to laypersons without any background in math or science.
It dives into what scientists know about power of gravity, the nature of spacetime and the possibility of worm. Ebook black holes and time warps as pdf download portable. The science of interstellar by kip thorne books on. Black holes and time warps is a book about the history and science of black holes. Ive read so many books on black holes, spacetime warps, wormholes, the universe, membranes, event horizons, riders on trains looking at stationary candles, people on platforms looking at moving candles, redshift, blueshift, doppler shift, and the like, i think ive convinced myself. Einsteins outrageous legacy by reason of its faster and faster infall the surface of the imploding star moves away from the distant observer more and more rapidly. Ive had the book for years and had read the first couple hundred pages about 10 years ago. Thorne, author, stephen hawking, introduction by w. Einsteins outrageous legacy, the scientific consultant and an executive producer. It dives into what scientists know about power of gravity, the. When thorne wrote black holes and time warps in the early 90s, he and other theorists believed that falling into a black hole resulted in death by a process called spaghettification or the. Commonwealth fund book program book 0 thanks for sharing. From big bang to black holes a brief history of time.
But todays science fiction, is often tomorrows science fact. Einsteins outrageous legacy commonwealth fund book program kindle edition by thorne, kip, hawking, stephen w. From big bang to black holes poses some interesting and unanswered questions, like if there had been any beginning of time or if time can run backwards or if there is. Thorne, the feynman professor of theoretical physics at caltech, leads readers through an elegant, always human, tapestry of interlocking themes, answering the great question. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The title of this book is black holes and time warps and it was written by kip s. What if serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions randall munroe 17. Black holes and time warps is a wonderful, exciting book.
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Anyone who struggled with that book will find here a more slowly paced but equally mindstretching experience, with the added fascination of a rich historical and human component. But black holes and time warps is much more it is a book about the physical universe that actually exists, but which we are incapable of experiencing on a personal level. Einsteins general theory of relativity, which predicted black holes, says that gravity also warps space and time, and that extreme gravity does it, like vanilla ice, to the extreme. Updates, faqs, current info on store hours and how you can support university book store. Throughout, he remains resolutely chipper, chirpy, and personably anecdotal. Stephen hawking ever since albert einsteins 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. The idea that space and time can be curved, or warped, is fairly recent. Einsteins outrageous legacy commonwealth fund book enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Black holes and time warps einstein outrageous legacy kip s. Both books describe the efforts of explorers to discover new realms, and thus make for fascinating reallifeisbetterthanfiction tales of adventure. Kip thorne, the physicist who wrote the book on black holes and time warps, discusses the new physics hes most excited about, and exactly.
It is what many other books about their subject ought to have been and were not. A conversation with kip thorne if one is moving in space, one is moving in time, yet his diagram has time as stationary, as a fixed moment of time. In the 1980s, while writing contact, carl sagan needed help with a plot point. Dec 19, 2014 thornes book, black holes and time warps. Last year, for the 20th anniversary of black holes and time warps, and not quite a decade after dan handed me that paper tome, i had the opportunity to interview thorne about the book. Of all the conceptions of the human mind, from unicorns to gargoyles to the hydrogen bomb, the most fantastic, perhaps, is the black hole. Kip thorne, a nobel prizewinning physicist and the feynman professor of theoretical physics emeritus at caltech, is the author of the bestselling books black holes and time warps and the science of interstellar. Einsteins outrageous legacy is a 1994 popular science book by physicist kip thorne. Kip thorne this 1994 book by cosmologist and physicist kip thorne currently holding the richard feynman professorship at caltech is a refreshing, and very well written, account of the discovery and science of supermassive objects. Ever since albert einsteins general theory of relativity.
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