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TIME MACHINES
TIME TRAVEL IN PHYSICS, METAPHYSICS, AND SCIENCE FICTION |
| By: |
Paul J. Nahin |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£54.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0387985719 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780387985718 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
| Pub. date: |
20 April, 2001 |
| Edition: |
2nd ed. 1999. Corr. 2nd printing 2001 |
| Pages: |
628 |
| Description: |
This book explores the idea of time travel from the first account in English literature to the latest theories of physicists such as Kip Thorne and Igor Novikov. This very readable work covers a variety of topics including: the history of time travel in fiction; time travel paradoxes, and much more. |
| Synopsis: |
This book explores the idea of time travel from the first account in English literature to the latest theories of physicists such as Kip Thorne and Igor Novikov. This very readable work covers a variety of topics including: the history of time travel in fiction; the fundamental scientific concepts of time, spacetime, and the fourth dimension; the speculations of Einstein, Richard Feynman, Kurt Goedel, and others; time travel paradoxes, and much more. |
| Illustrations: |
XXXIV, 628 p. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |