Crush
Close Encounters with Gravity
$59.64
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
8 December 2025
Summary
Gravity is at once familiar and mysterious. It’s the reason for the numbers on your bathroom scale, the intricate dance of the stars and planets, and the evolution and eventual fate of the universe. In Crush, James Riordon takes readers on a tour of gravity from its vanishing insignificance on the microscopic scale to its crushing extreme inside black holes.
From the moment we lift our heads as infants until the moment we lie down and ultimately surrender to its pull at the end of our…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262050982 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262050986 |
| Author: | James Riordon |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 8 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“Riordon strikes the perfect balance between personal anecdote and scientific insight in this eminently readable rumination on the many ways gravity impacts both our daily lives and our universe.”—Jennifer Ouellette, author of The Calculus Diaries “A fascinating exploration, packed with surprising insights and eye-opening explanations of cutting-edge physics. Riordon shows how gravity is at the heart of some of the biggest puzzles in the universe, and how understanding it could point us toward a deeper understanding of everything.”—Clara Moskowitz, senior editor at Scientific American “Science journalist Riordon scrutinizes both the familiarity and the mystery of this potent force.” —Booklist“Crush is a crisp and fresh tour through a continuum from orchards to observatories, showing that every planetary orbit, pulse of starlight and even every apple fall is part of the same wondrous story … deeply engaging.” —Physics World
About The Author
James Riordon
James Riordon is a science journalist who has written for Science News, Scientific American, New Scientist, Popular Science, The Washington Post, Science, Ad Astra, Physics Today, and Analytical Chemistry. He is a past President of the DC Science Writers Association and Cofounder of the Southwest Science Writers Association.
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