{"product_id":"uncovering-einsteins-new-universe-david-blair-9781760802332","title":"Uncovering Einstein's New Universe: From Wallal to Gravitational Wave Astronomy","description":"\u003cp\u003eEinstein gave us a vision of a new universe in which time and space are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewarped and rippling in response to everything else in the universe. Vast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebursts of energy in the form of ripples of pure and empty space are passing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethrough us at light speed, carrying messages about a dying universe and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eabout the places where space, time and matter all cease to exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt took a century of struggle to understand Einstein's prophesy. Einstein\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edoubted his predictions, and eventually, it took 1000 physicists to detect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis greatest prophecy of all, gravitational waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe definitive proof of Einstein's new universe began with donkey trains and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esailing ships at Wallal in 1922. A century of struggle by an array of eccentric\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand determined scientists brought us to the era of gravitational wave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eastronomy where our detectors, like bionic ears, have given us a brand new\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esense, an ability to hear across the vast scale of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the international story from an Australian perspective, from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Wallal Expedition, instigated by Alexander Ross of the University of Western\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustralia, to the Australia-wide team that participated in the discovery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof gravitational waves and continues to lead national efforts in gravitational\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewave discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Blair, Ron Burman, Paul Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760802336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760802332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Western Australia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.83d","brand":"David Blair","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131068936447,"sku":"9781760802332","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f66e0e0-b18e-48ed-aee6-34c1446fe5cf.jpg?v=1687472824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uncovering-einsteins-new-universe-david-blair-9781760802332","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}