Time Machines
Author | : Paul J. Nahin |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 674 |
Release | : 2001-04-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 0387985719 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780387985718 |
Rating | : 4/5 (718 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Time Machines by : Paul J. Nahin
Download or read book Time Machines written by Paul J. Nahin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-04-20 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.