{"product_id":"uncovering-einsteins-new-universe-from-wallal-to-gravitational-wave-astronomy-paperback","title":"Uncovering Einstein's New Universe: From Wallal to Gravitational Wave Astronomy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Blair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRon Burman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEinstein gave us a vision of a new universe in which time and space are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewarped and rippling in response to everything else in the universe. Vast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebursts of energy in the form of ripples of pure and empty space are passing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethrough us at light speed, carrying messages about a dying universe and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eabout the places where space, time and matter all cease to exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt took a century of struggle to understand Einstein's prophesy. Einstein\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edoubted his predictions, and eventually, it took 1000 physicists to detect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis greatest prophecy of all, gravitational waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe definitive proof of Einstein's new universe began with donkey trains and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esailing ships at Wallal in 1922. A century of struggle by an array of eccentric\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand determined scientists brought us to the era of gravitational wave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eastronomy where our detectors, like bionic ears, have given us a brand new\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esense, an ability to hear across the vast scale of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the international story from an Australian perspective, from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Wallal Expedition, instigated by Alexander Ross of the University of Western\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustralia, to the Australia-wide team that participated in the discovery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof gravitational waves and continues to lead national efforts in gravitational\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewave discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47511787241693,"sku":"9781760802332","price":46.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/UWNwZjg1VGVqMzB3THh2Y1VRZjRSdz09.webp?v=1772137498","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/uncovering-einsteins-new-universe-from-wallal-to-gravitational-wave-astronomy-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}