Traveling at the Speed of Thought: Einstein and the Quest for Gravitational Waves

Daniel KennefickPrinceton University Press • ISBN-13 978‑1400882748

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Traveling at the Speed of Thought: Einstein and the Quest for Gravitational Waves

Daniel KennefickPrinceton University Press

ISBN-10: 1400882745 · ISBN-13: 978‑1400882748 · 2016

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Daniel Kennefick provides a comprehensive historical account of the century-long scientific endeavor to detect gravitational waves. The narrative traces the evolution of Albert Einstein’s theoretical predictions, the subsequent debates among physicists regarding their physical reality, and the eventual technological breakthroughs that confirmed their existence.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
2016
Pages: 336

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Author: Daniel Kennefick

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