Gravitational Waves: How Einstein's Spacetime Ripples Reveal the Secrets of the Universe

by Brian Clegg

Book Overview

On 14 September 2015, after 50 years of searching, gravitational waves were detected for the first time and astronomy changed for ever.

Until then, investigation of the universe had depended on electromagnetic radiation: visible light, radio, X-rays and the rest. But gravitational waves - ripples in the fabric of space and time - are unrelenting, passing through barriers that stop light dead.

At the two 4-kilometre...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785783203
• ISBN13: 9781785783203
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"