{"product_id":"ripples-in-spacetime-govert-schilling-9780674237742","title":"Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy, with a New Afterword","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePhysics Today\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e \"For the Physics and Astronomy Lover in Your Life\" Selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Succinct, accessible, and remarkably timely... This book is a rare find.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePhysics Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in learning the scientific, historical, and personal stories behind some of the most incredible scientific advances of the 21st century.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe detection of gravitational waves has already been called the scientific breakthrough of the century. Einstein predicted these tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime over a hundred years ago, but they were only recently perceived directly for the first time. \u003ci\u003eRipples in Spacetime\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging account of the international effort to complete Einstein's project, capture his elusive ripples, and launch an era of gravitational-wave astronomy that promises to explain, more vividly than ever before, our universe's structure and origin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Schilling's deliciously nerdy grand tour takes us through compelling backstory, current research, and future expectations.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A lively and readable account... Schilling underlines that this discovery is the opening of a new window on the universe, the beginning of a new branch of science.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Graham Farmelo, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Govert Schilling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674237749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674237742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Govert Schilling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992269259007,"sku":"9780674237742","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f941d5d-1c4b-4e76-89f6-6b39d5c62a4e.jpg?v=1683315068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ripples-in-spacetime-govert-schilling-9780674237742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}