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Paul J. Nahin - Time Machines - 9780387952222 - V9780387952222
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Time Machines

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Description for Time Machines Paperback. Time Machines explores the idea of time travel from the first account in English literature to the latest theories of physicists such as Kip Thorne and Igor Novikov. It covers a variety of topics. Num Pages: 628 pages, biography. BIC Classification: FL; PHR; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1003.
This book explores the idea of time travel from the first account in English literature to the latest theories of physicists such as Kip Thorne and Igor Novikov. This very readable work covers a variety of topics including: the history of time travel in fiction; the fundamental scientific concepts of time, spacetime, and the fourth dimension; the speculations of Einstein, Richard Feynman, Kurt Goedel, and others; time travel paradoxes, and much more.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
628
Condition
New
Number of Pages
628
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387952222
SKU
V9780387952222
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"The first edition of Paul Nahin's book was the most thorough compendium ever written on time travel... This second edition of Nahin's book has been revised accordingly. It now is not only the most complete documentation of time travel in science fiction, it is also the most thorough review of serious scientific literature on the subject - a review that, ... Read more

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