Facing Infinity
black holes and our place on earth
$34.39
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2025
Summary
Facing Infinity: Unraveling the Mysteries of Black Holes and the Universe
From the 18th-century vicar who first theorized about the dark forces moving the stars, to the groundbreaking photograph of a black hole 250 years later, Jonas Enander embarks on a journey across the globe. He visits observatories, interviews leading space researchers, and explores archives to uncover how our understanding of black holes has evolved.
Enander reveals how the quest to understand the univ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781805464679 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1805464671 |
| Author: | Jonas Enander |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
| Imprint: | Atlantic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
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Combines science with journalism to weave a captivating account of the most extraordinary objects in the universe: black holes. A superior account. * Marcus Chown, author of The Ascent of Gravity *
About The Author
Jonas Enander
Jonas Enander has a PhD in physics, having conducted research in cosmology and astrophysics. He currently works as a research communicator at the Oskar Klein Centre in Stockholm. He has participated in the construction of the IceCube observatory at the South Pole, Antarctica and regularly writes about physics and astronomy for various popular science magazines. Facing Infinity is his first book. Jonas runs two science podcasts about physics and astronomy: Spacetime Fika in English and Rumtiden in Swedish. In both podcasts, he meets scientists to discuss what we know about the universe and how we know it. He speaks fluent English and gives regular talks in Sweden and elsewhere.
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