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Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space
Contributor(s): Levin, Janna (Author)

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ISBN: 030794848X     ISBN-13: 9780307948489
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
OUR PRICE: $17.10  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Physics - Astrophysics
- Science | Gravity
- Science | Waves & Wave Mechanics
Dewey: 539.754
LCCN: 2015046692
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" L (0.60 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
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Publisher Description:
The authoritative story of Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish, and Kip Thorne's Nobel Prize-winning discovery of gravitational waves--by an eminent theoretical astrophysicist and award-winning writer.

With A New Preface

In 1916, Einstein predicted the presence of gravitational waves. One century later, we are recording the first sounds from space, evidence of the waves' existence caused by the collision of two black holes. An authoritative account of the headline-making discovery by theoretical astrophysicist and award-winning writer Janna Levin, Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space recounts the fascinating story of the obsessions, aspirations, and trials of the scientists who embarked on an arduous fifty-year endeavor to capture these elusive waves

Five decades after the experiment was dreamed up, the team races to intercept a wisp of sound with two colossal machines, hoping to succeed in time for the centenary of Einstein's most radical idea. With unprecendented access to the surprises, disappointments, achievements, and risks in this remarkable story, Janna Levin's absorbing account offers a portrait of modern science that is unlike anything we've seen before.

 
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