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

hardcover – July 31, 2017
by Schilling, Govert
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ISBN-13: 9780674971660 ISBN-10: 0674971663
Publisher
Belknap Press
Binding
hardcover
Published
July 31, 2017
Weight
1.2 lbs
Dimensions
22.20×3.20×15.20 cm

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Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy by Schilling, Govert. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780674971660.

"The detection of gravitational waves - ripples in spacetime - by the Ligo-Virgo observatories has already been called the scientific coup of this century and lead to the scientists responsible being awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics. Govert Schilling recounts the struggles that threatened to derail the quest and describes the detectors astounding precision, weaving far-reaching discoveries about the universe into a gripping story of ambition and perseverance."