Gravitational Waves
How Einstein’s spacetime ripples reveal the secrets of the universe
$29.03
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
8 February 2018
Summary
Until then, investigation of the universe had depended on electromagnetic radiation: visible light, radio, X-rays and the rest. But gravitational waves - ripples in the fabric of space and time - are unrelenting, passing through barriers that stop light dead.At the two 4-kilometre long LIGO observatories in the US, scientists developed incredibly sensitive detectors, capable of spotting a movement 100 times smaller than the nucleus of an atom. In 2015 they spotted the ripples produced by two …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785783203 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1785783203 |
| Author: | Brian Clegg |
| Publisher: | Icon Books |
| Imprint: | Icon Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 8 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 157g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Hot Science |
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About The Author
Brian Clegg
Brian Clegg’s most recent books are The Reality Frame (Icon, 2017), What Colour is the Sun? (Icon, 2016) and Ten Billion Tomorrows (St Martin’s Press, 2016). His Dice World and A Brief History of Infinity were both longlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. He has also written Big Data for the Hot Science series. Brian has written for numerous publications including The Wall Street Journal, Nature, BBC Focus, Physics World, The Times and The Observer. Brian is editor of popularscience.co.uk and blogs at brianclegg.blogspot.com.
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