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Author Davies, P. C. W., author

Title About time : Einstein's unfinished revolution / Paul Davies
Published London : Viking ; Ringwood, Vic. : Penguin, 1995
©1995

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Description 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents 1. A very brief history of time -- 2. Time for a change -- 3. Timewarps -- 4. Black holes: gateways to the end of time -- 5. The beginning of time: when exactly was it? -- 6. Einstein's greatest triumph? -- 7. Quantum time -- 8. Imaginary time -- 9. The arrow of time -- 10. Backwards in time -- 11. Time travel: fact or fantasy? -- 12. But what time is it NOW? -- 13. Experimenting with time -- 14. The unfinished revolution
Summary "In "About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution" Paul Davies confronts the puzzles and paradoxes of time that have bemused the world's greatest thinkers throughout the ages. When Albert Einstein formulated his theory of relativity it brought about a revolution in our understanding of time, yet also presented a new set of mysteries. Einstein's time can be warped, leading to bizarre possibilities such as black holes and time travel, while making a nonsense of our perception of a 'now' or a division of time into past, present and future. In "About Time" Paul Davies tackles the tough questions about time, including the strange relationship between physical time and our psychological perception of it. He gives straightforward descriptions of topics such as the theory of relativity, the relation between time dilation and the speed of light and Hawking's 'imaginary time'. He concludes that, despite decades of progress in unravelling the mysteries of time, the revolution is still underway..."--Publisher's description
Analysis Time Philosophy
Time Philosophy
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-294) and index
Subject Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Physics.
Relativity (Physics)
Space and time.
Time perception.
Astrophysics.
Time -- Philosophy.
Time.
LC no. 94340281
ISBN 0670847615
9780670847617
Other Titles About time
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