Paul J. Nahin

Time Machines

Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer New York / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-387-95222-2
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 664
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 992g
• ISBN-13: 9780387952222
• ISBN-10: 0387952225
• Artikelnr.: 27833266

Autorenporträt

Time Machines 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.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue; 1. An Overview of Time Travel; 2. On the Nature of Time,Spacetime, and the Fourth Dimension; 3. The Arrows of Time; 4. Time-Travel Paradoxes and (Some of) Their Explanations; Epilogue; Notes andReferences; Tech Notes; Glossary of Important Terms and Concepts;Bibliography; Index

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Prologue
1. An Overview of Time Travel
2. On the Nature of Time, Spacetime, and the Fourth Dimension
3. The Arrows of Time
4. Time- Travel Paradoxes and (Some of) Their Explanations
Epilogue
Notes and References
Tech Notes
Glossary of Important Terms and Concepts
Bibliography
Index

Rezensionen

Here's a gem of a book...all peppered with delightful notes from science fiction films, novels, and comics. I can turn a page without finding a jewel. Clifford Stoll, University of California, Berkeley, author of The Cuckoos Egg "The research that has gone into this book is impressive." Nature.