Einstein's shadow : a black hole, a band of astronomers, and the quest to see the unseeable / Seth Fletcher.

Traces the efforts of an elite scientific team who tested Einstein's theory of relativity during a historic mission to photograph a black hole, addressing key questions about time, space, and the nature of the universe. "[This book] follows a team of elite scientists on their historic mission to tak...

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Main Author: Fletcher, Seth, 1979- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Black holes (Astronomy)
Radio telescopes.
Space telescopes.
Astronomical photography.
Radio astrophysics.
Astronomy > Popular works.
Relativity (Physics) > Popular works.
Black holes (Astronomy.)
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
SCIENCE > Cosmology.
SCIENCE > Scientific Instruments.
Schwarzes Loch.
Genre:
Popular works.
Physical Description:xxvii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Selected cast of characters.
  • Part One. The Veil and the Shadow
  • Part Two. Monsters Out There
  • Part Three. Firewalls
  • Part Four. The Earth-Size Telescope.