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Title: In Search of the Edge of Time: Black Holes, White Holes, Wormholes by John Gribbin ISBN: 0-14-024814-5 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: December, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Thinking Person's Book
Comment: This book really got my mind thinking of the possibilities of the future. It showed the evolution of thinking. Things that are possible now that only visionaries saw in the past.
the break down of Black Holes, White Holes, Wormholes, Space Time, Hyperspace and the ideas of warping time and space are truly interesting. The book illustrations helped to understand some of the text. This book also showed how Einstein was a generation ahead of his time. People are still proving and using his theories.
An excellent book, highly recommended for anyone interested in the universe or the posibility of time travel. The mathematical theories that prove the possibility of a time machine are interesting also. Give this a read, and decide for yourself. Is it possible? Will it be possible? Has it already been done? Fact based information is presented with no tilt toward the science fiction. A good read, even if I had to read some of it a second time to make sure I followed, Gribbin brought these theories to a level a person of average intelligence can understand as I am far from a genious.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent, readable book
Comment: I don't know how many books have been written on the subject of black holes, but this is a great one to start with. Gribbin is a great writer--he has an excellent command of writing science in a clear way that makes you want to keep reading to see what he'll say next. I found the abstract descriptions of spacetime in the later chapters a little hard to read, but otherwise I highly recommend the book.
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Another good book on black holes is Kip S. Thorne, "Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy," but that one is much denser (no pun intended) and somewhat more technical.
Rating: 4
Summary: More a history lesson than anything...
Comment: But there's nothing wrong with history, is there? Most of the book covers the mathematical and physical explorations of thinkers from the Greek age through the 20th century, but only conceptually--not mathematically. For those who want an introduction to the myriad theories of how the universe was created, how it might be destroyed, and why there may be an infinite quantity of universes in existence, this is a good book to pick up. But for those of a more math-oriented disposition looking for something with immense detail and depth, you may want to look elsehwere. This one covers the basics, and covers them well.
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Title: In Search of Schrodinger's Cat: Quantum Physics And Reality by John Gribbin ISBN: 0553342533 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 August, 1984 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Schrodinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality by John Gribbin ISBN: 0316328197 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy by Kip S. Thorne, Frederick Seitz, Stephen Hawking ISBN: 0393312763 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: January, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Elegant Universe : Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene ISBN: 0375708111 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 29 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Q IS FOR QUANTUM: An Encyclopedia of Particle Physics by John Gribbin ISBN: 0684863154 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 22 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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