The Ascent Of Gravity: The Quest To Understand The Force That Explains Everything
by Marcus Chown /
2017 / English / EPUB
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Why the force that keeps our feet on the ground holds the
key to understanding the nature of time and the origin of the
universe.
Why the force that keeps our feet on the ground holds the
key to understanding the nature of time and the origin of the
universe.Gravity is the weakest force in the everyday world yet it is
the strongest force in the universe. It was the first force to be
recognized and described yet it is the least understood. It is a
"force" that keeps your feet on the ground yet no such force
actually exists.
Gravity is the weakest force in the everyday world yet it is
the strongest force in the universe. It was the first force to be
recognized and described yet it is the least understood. It is a
"force" that keeps your feet on the ground yet no such force
actually exists.
Gravity, to steal the words of Winston Churchill, is "a riddle,
wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." And penetrating that
enigma promises to answer the biggest questions in science: what is
space? What is time? What is the universe? And where did it all
come from?
Gravity, to steal the words of Winston Churchill, is "a riddle,
wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." And penetrating that
enigma promises to answer the biggest questions in science: what is
space? What is time? What is the universe? And where did it all
come from?
Award-winning writer Marcus Chown takes us on an unforgettable
journey from the recognition of the "force" of gravity in 1666 to
the discovery of gravitational waves in 2015. And, as we stand on
the brink of a seismic revolution in our worldview, he brings us up
to speed on the greatest challenge ever to confront physics.
Award-winning writer Marcus Chown takes us on an unforgettable
journey from the recognition of the "force" of gravity in 1666 to
the discovery of gravitational waves in 2015. And, as we stand on
the brink of a seismic revolution in our worldview, he brings us up
to speed on the greatest challenge ever to confront physics.