Einstein's unfinished symphony : the story of a gamble, two black holes, and a new age of astronomy
Bartusiak, Marcia, 1950-2017
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In February 2016, astronomers announced that they had verified the last remaining prediction of Einstein's general theory of relativity-vibrations in space-time, called gravitational waves. Humanity can now tune in to a cosmic orchestra. We have heard the chirp of two black holes dancing toward a violent union. We will hear the cymbal crashes from exploding stars, the periodic drumbeats from swiftly rotating pulsars, and maybe even the echoes from the Big Bang itself. Marcia Bartusiak was one of the first to report on the new generation of observatories, showing the motivations of the detectors' creators and the gamble they made to prove Einstein right when all other attempts had failed.
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Author:
Bartusiak, Marcia, 1950-, author
Edition:
New edition.
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2017.
Collation:
296 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: Washington, D.C.: Joseph Henry, 2000.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300223392 (pbk)
Dewey class:
530.11092
LC class:
QC173.59.S65
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1955446
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