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Author Al-Khalili, J.S.

Title Black Holes, wormholes and time machines

Publisher UK IOP 1999

LOCATION CLASS NO. STATUS
 Main Stack Thurles  560 KHA    AVAILABLE
Descript 274p., 216 x 138mm, 23 line illustrations, bibliography, index, paperback
Note FASCINATING MATERIAL ON THE BLACK HOLE, UNIVERSE, THE BIG BANG, COSMIC PARTICLES AND OUR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.
This text begins with simple ideas in geometry, then describes Einstein's theories of relativity and how they have been used to understand the universe. It aims to answer questions such as: what was there before the Big Bang; do parallel universes exist; and, are people able to travel back in time?
Contents Part 1 Space: the 4th dimension; matters of some gravity; the universe; black holes. Part 2 Time: times are changing; Einstein's time; time travel paradoxes. Part 3 Time machines: wormholes; how to build a time machine; what do we know?.
Subject COMPUTING
ISBN 0750305606