The River of Time
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1998
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-46737-7 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-46737-7 (ISBN)
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This book charts the development of our understanding of time, from the classical Greece to the modern day. Novikov describes the current state of research in areas such as time machines, a subject to which he has contributed. Accessible to all, and wonderfully illustrated, this book is a delight to read.
Can we change the past? The surprising answer to this question can be found in the final chapters of this book. Novikov details the development of our views on time from classical Greece to the modern day, presenting the figures who have contributed to the evolution of our knowledge as real people and placing them in the context of their own time. He also describes in detail the current state of research in such areas as time machines, the start of time and why does time pass: areas on which he himself has worked. The author's own personal experiences, of the old Soviet Union, of research and visits to other researchers, add a unique personal touch. Accessible to all, the engaging style and wonderful illustrations make this book hugely enjoyable to read.
Can we change the past? The surprising answer to this question can be found in the final chapters of this book. Novikov details the development of our views on time from classical Greece to the modern day, presenting the figures who have contributed to the evolution of our knowledge as real people and placing them in the context of their own time. He also describes in detail the current state of research in such areas as time machines, the start of time and why does time pass: areas on which he himself has worked. The author's own personal experiences, of the old Soviet Union, of research and visits to other researchers, add a unique personal touch. Accessible to all, the engaging style and wonderful illustrations make this book hugely enjoyable to read.
Preface to Russian edition; Preface to English edition; 1. Origins of thinking about time; 2. Science of time is born; 3. Light; 4. The pace of time can be slowed down!; 5. Time machine; 6. Time, space and gravitation; 7. Holes in space and time; 8. Energy extracted from black holes; 9. Towards the sources of Time River; 10. Journey to unusual depths; 11. Grand unification; 12. Sources; 13. What produces the flow of time and why in a single direction?; 14. Against the flow; 15. Can we change the past?; Conclusion.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.9.1998 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Vitaly Kisin |
| Zusatzinfo | 32 Halftones, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 139 x 217 mm |
| Gewicht | 425 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Chronologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-46737-3 / 0521467373 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-46737-7 / 9780521467377 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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