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Einstein's Telescope Evalyn Gates

Einstein's Telescope By Evalyn Gates

Einstein's Telescope by Evalyn Gates


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In Einstein's Telescope, Evalyn Gates, an expert on all that's dark in the universe, brings dark matter, dark energy, and even black holes to light. -Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History, and New York Times best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

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Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe by Evalyn Gates

In 1936, Albert Einstein predicted that gravitational distortions would allow space itself to act as a telescope far more powerful than humans could ever build. Now, cosmologists at the forefront of their field are using this radical technique (Einstein's Telescope) to detect the invisible. In fresh, engaging prose, astrophysicist Evalyn Gates explains how this tool is enabling scientists to uncover planets as big as the Earth, discover black holes as they whirl through space, and trace the evolution of cosmic architecture over billions of years. Powerful and accessible, Einstein's Telescope takes us to the brink of a revolution in our understanding of the deepest mysteries of the Universe.

Einstein's Telescope Reviews

Gates offers clear, accessible explanations of how gravitational lensing can be used to solve the biggest mysteries of the universe-first by using luminous matter to ferret out the dark matter, then by using the cosmic web of dark matter itself as a lens to probe dark energy and the very structure of time and space. -- New Scientist
What stands out in Evalyn Gates' cogent review of this intriguing topic is the sheer cleverness astronomers have demonstrated in fashioning tools to study the unseeable...As Gates so aptly demonstrates, describing how a science works toward a solution provides...enjoyment for any reader. -- Marcia Bartusiak - Washington Post
Gates uses one of Einstein's great ideas to weave together mathematics, astrophysics, and cosmology into a coherent and, dare I say it, compelling narrative that maps out the frontiers of contemporary research. -- Pedro Ferreira - Science
Through Gates's ambitious book, everyone will appreciate the puzzles of the dark Universe-and the power and beauty of gravitational lensing. -- Joachim Wambsganss - Nature
A fantastic story from modern cosmology...down-to-earth, accessible, and fun. -- Sean Carroll, author of New York Times best-selling Something Deeply Hidden
If you wonder what the world is and how it works and how it works on the grandest scale, here's your guidebook! -- Robert P. Kirshner, Clowes Professor of Science, Harvard University, and author of The Extravagant Universe
As exciting as it is informative. -- Booklist (starred review)
An enthusiastic update on the search for the materials that make up the universe...Splendidly satisfying reading. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

About Evalyn Gates

Evalyn Gates is the assistant director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, a senior research associate at the University of Chicago, and the former astronomy director of the Adler Planetarium. Her writing has appeared in Physics Today and the Chicago Tribune.

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CIN0393338010VG
9780393338010
0393338010
Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe by Evalyn Gates
Used - Very Good
Paperback
WW Norton & Co
20100409
320
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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