Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy

Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy
ISBN-10
0674971663
ISBN-13
9780674971660
Category
Science
Pages
340
Language
English
Published
2017-07-31
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Author
Govert Schilling

Description

The detection of gravitational waves—ripples in spacetime—has already been called the scientific coup of this century. Govert Schilling recounts the struggles that threatened to derail the quest and describes the detector’s astounding precision, weaving far-reaching discoveries about the universe into a gripping story of ambition and perseverance.

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