Gravity's Century: From Einstein's Eclipse to Images of Black Holes by Cowen, Ron
Gravity's Century: From Einstein's Eclipse to Images of Black Holes by Cowen, Ron

Gravity's Century: From Einstein's Eclipse to Images of Black Holes

A sweeping account of the century of experimentation that confirmed Einstein's general theory of relativity, bringing to...
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Gravity's Century: From Einstein's Eclipse to Images of Black Holes by Cowen, Ron

Gravity's Century: From Einstein's Eclipse to Images of Black Holes

$67.95
Gravity's Century: From Einstein's Eclipse to Images of Black Holes by Cowen, Ron

Gravity's Century: From Einstein's Eclipse to Images of Black Holes

$67.95
Author: Ron Cowen
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A sweeping account of the century of experimentation that confirmed Einstein's general theory of relativity, bringing to life the science and scientists at the origins of relativity, the development of radio telescopes, the discovery of black holes and quasars, and the still unresolved place of gravity in quantum theory.

Albert Einstein did nothing of note on May 29, 1919, yet that is when he became immortal. On that day, astronomer Arthur Eddington and his team observed a solar eclipse and found something extraordinary: gravity bends light, just as Einstein predicted. The finding confirmed the theory of general relativity, fundamentally changing our understanding of space and time.

A century later, another group of astronomers is performing a similar experiment on a much larger scale. The Event Horizon Telescope, a globe-spanning array of radio dishes, is examining space surrounding Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. As Ron Cowen recounts, the foremost goal of the experiment is to determine whether Einstein was right on the details. Gravity lies at the heart of what we don't know about quantum mechanics, but tantalizing possibilities for deeper insight are offered by black holes. By observing starlight wrapping around Sagittarius A*, the telescope will not only provide the first direct view of an event horizon--a black hole's point of no return--but will also enable scientists to test Einstein's theory under the most extreme conditions.

Gravity's Century shows how we got from the pivotal observations of the 1919 eclipse to the Event Horizon Telescope, and what is at stake today. Breaking down the physics in clear and approachable language, Cowen makes vivid how the quest to understand gravity is really the quest to comprehend the universe.

Author: Ron Cowen
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 05/01/2019
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780674974968


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 03/11/2019
Choice 02/01/2020

About the Author
Cowen, Ron: - Ron Cowen has written for National Geographic, Nature, the New York Times, Science, Science News, Scientific American, and U.S. News & World Report, and is a guest commentator on NPR's Science Friday. He has twice received both the American Institute of Physics's Science Writing Award and the American Astronomical Society (Solar Physics Division)'s Popular Writing Award.
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