Book How to Survive a Black Hole
what would happen if you suddenly found yourself in front of a black hole? In this quirky survival guide, popularization star Janna Levin tells you.
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Home delivery - International
Home delivery - International
Estimated delivery:
Thursday, 28 November - Thursday, 5 December
Synopsis
Acclaimed physicist and science popularizer Janna Levin presents an accessible guide to the strangest and most fascinating phenomenon in the universe: black holes. Embark on a thrilling exploration, recreating what the brutal experience of confronting a black hole would be like, revealing the crucial importance of these dark inhabitants of the cosmos in the creation of galaxies and the expansion of the universe we inhabit. How to Survive a Black Hole is not only didactic and illuminating, it will also grip the reader from the first to the last line thanks to the author's rapturous literary sensibility. All illustrated by the original work of American painter and photographer Lia Halloran.
Author: LEVIN, JANNA
Janna Levin is Claire Tow Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College, Columbia University, and is the director and founder of the Department of Science Studies at Pioneer Works. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, she has been instrumental in the study and understanding of black holes, multidimensional cosmology and the role of gravitational waves in shaping space-time.
Publisher : PASADO Y PRESENTE, S.L (6 June 2022)
Language : Spanish
Soft cover : 158 pages
Product weight : 280 g
Dimensions : 20.32 x 0.38 x 25.4 cm