Spacewarps

by John Gribbin

Based on contemporary scientific interpretation of Einstein's theory of relativity, this study analyzes the cosmic implications of bent space and time and its relationship to black holes, quasars, and other violent phenomena in the universe.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science

211 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

John R. Gribbin is a British science writer, an astrophysicist, and a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex. His writings include quantum physics, human evolution, climate change, global warming, the origins of the universe, and biographies of famous scientists. He also writes science fiction.

Reviews

[Petroula · Rating 3 out of 5]

Αισθάνομαι ότι όλα όσα διάβασα σε αυτό το πολύ πυκνό βιβλίο με κάποιο τρόπο έπρεπε να τα έχω διαδαχθεί ήδη. Ακόμα δεν έχω καταλάβει γιατί μαθαίνουμε θρησκευτικά κι όχι για το σύμπαν στο σχολείο. Η κατανόηση του σύμπαντος μας φέρνει πιο κοντά στη δημιουργία (και την εξέλιξη) από ο,τιδήποτε άλλο.

[David B · Rating 4 out of 5]

John Gribben explains what Einstein's theories of relativity tell us about the nature of the universe under extreme conditions and discusses some of the many mysteries that have yet to be solved. Do black holes and white holes really exist? Will spacetime expand forever or eventually shrink back down into a singularity? Is time travel possible? What is behind some of the anomalous observations concerning the red shifts of certain celestial objects? As an interested layman, I enjoy reading books like this for the mental stretching it requires of me. John Gribben does a very good job of making a difficult subject understandable, including the best analogy for spacetime that I have ever encountered.

[Nefeli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scientific concepts explained in a rather simple way so that the average reader can understand it without banging his/her head on the wall because of Math equations. A very good book about galaxies, quasars, black holes, white holes, time, space, relativity and everything else along those lines that you'd expect from a book like this.

[Mole Mann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good introduction to the subject, though the last chapter lost me at parts.