From the author of How the Universe Got Its Spots and A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, the epic story of the scientific campaign to record the soundtrack of our universe. Black holes are dark. That is their essence. When black holes collide, they will do so unilluminated. Yet the black hole collision is an event more powerful than any since the origin of the universe. The p...(展开全部)

伊安•莫蒂默，英国著名畅销书作家，著有《漫游中世纪的英格兰》，在各大学学术报刊发表多篇以14-18世纪英格兰历史为主题的学术文章。1998年，获选为英国皇家历史学会资深会员。2004年，获英国皇家历史学会颁发的亚历山大奖。2011年，埃克塞特大学授予其高级博士学位。 成一农，北京大学历史系博士。曾在中国社会科学院历史研究所工作。现任云南大学历史与档案学院研究员、历史地理研究所所长。主要从事历史地理、中国传统舆图、城市史以及史学理论的研究。曾主持国家社科基金项目2项，现主持国家社科基金重大招标项目1项。著有《古代城市形态研究方法新探》《空间与形态――三至七世纪中国历史城市地理研究》《“非科学”的中国传统舆图》和《中国古代舆地图研究》等专著6部。译有《帝国晚期的江南城市》《所有可能的世界—地理学思想史(第四版）》《城市形态史—工业革命之前》《近代中国的条...(展开全部)

伊安•莫蒂默，英国著名畅销书作家，著有《漫游中世纪的英格兰》，在各大学学术报刊发表多篇以14-18世纪英格兰历史为主题的学术文章。1998年，获选为英国皇家历史学会资深会员。2004年，获英国皇家历史学会颁发的亚历山大奖。2011年，埃克塞特大学授予其高级博士学位。 成一农，北京大学历史系博士。曾在中国社会科学院历史研究所工作。现任云南大学历史与档案学院研究员、历史地理研究所所长。主要从事历史地理、中国传统舆图、城市史以及史学理论的研究。曾主持国家社科基金项目2项，现主持国家社科基金重大招标项目1项。著有《古代城市形态研究方法新探》《空间与形态――三至七世纪中国历史城市地理研究》《“非科学”的中国传统舆图》和《中国古代舆地图研究》等专著6部。译有《帝国晚期的江南城市》《所有可能的世界—地理学思想史(第四版）》《城市形态史—工业革命之前》《近代中国的条...(展开全部)

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Einstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. But was he right? Can the quantum theory of fields and Einstein's general theory of relativity, the two most accurate and successful theories in all of physics, be united in a single quantum theory of gravity? Can quantum and cosmos ever be combined? On this issue, two of the wor...(展开全部)

A brilliantly clear and penetrating exposition of developments in physical science and mathematics brought about by the advent of non-Euclidean geometries, including in-depth coverage of the foundations of geometry, the theory of time, Einstein’s theory of relativity and its consequences, other key topics.

There are some wonderfully bizarre ideas in physics, and it seems a pity to keep them locked up in small boxes, available only to an esoteric coterie of key holders. Brian Ridley's book sets out to survey in simple, nonmathematical terms what physics has to say about the fundamental structure of the universe. He deals with all the basic concepts of modern physics: elementary pa...(展开全部)

There are some wonderfully bizarre ideas in physics, and it seems a pity to keep them locked up in small boxes, available only to an esoteric coterie of key holders. Brian Ridley's book sets out to survey in simple, non-mathematical terms what physics has to say about the fundamental structure of the universe. He deals with all the basic concepts of modern physics: elementary p...(展开全部)

Einstein's General Theory of Relativity leads to two remarkable predictions: first, that the ultimate destiny of many massive stars is to undergo gravitational collapse and to disappear from view, leaving behind a 'black hole' in space; and secondly, that there will exist singularities in space-time itself. These singularities are places where space-time begins or ends, and the...(展开全部)