Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

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  • 256

    Pages
  • 9781847924193

    ISBN
  • 136 mm

    Width
  • 215 mm

    Height
  • 433 gram

    Weight
  • PAPERBACK

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  • 21 APRIL 2016

    Publish Date
  • 23 mm

    Spine Width

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    The full inside story of the detection of gravitational waves at LIGO, one of the most ambitious feats in scientific history. Travel around the world 100 billion times. A strong gravitational wave will briefly change that distance by less than the thickness of a human hair. We have perhaps less than a few tenths of a second to perform this measurement. And we don’t know if The full inside story of the detection of gravitational waves at LIGO, one of the most ambitious feats in scientific history. Travel around the world 100 billion times. A strong gravitational wave will briefly...  Read More

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    Janna Levin

    Janna Levin, a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University, holds a BA in Physics and Astronomy with a concentration in Philosophy from Barnard College of Columbia University, and a PhD in Physics from MIT. Her scientific research mainly centers around the Early Universe, Chaos, and Black Holes.

    Dr. Levins first novel, How the Universe Got Its Spots: diary of a finite time in a finite space, is a widely popular science book following her personal recollections, as well as scientific studies, in letter format. Her second book, A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines (Knopf, 2006), won the PEN/Bingham Fellowship for writers that honors an exceptionally talented fiction writer whose debut work... represents distinguished literary achievement... She also has written a series of essays to accompany exhibitions at galleries in England and been featured on several radio and television programs.

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