{"product_id":"crush-close-encounters-with-gravity-9780262050982","title":"Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating story of gravity, from its intimate role in our daily lives to its cosmic significance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGravity is at once familiar and mysterious. It's the reason for the numbers on your bathroom scale, the intricate dance of the stars and planets, and the evolution and eventual fate of the universe. In \u003ci\u003eCrush\u003c\/i\u003e, James Riordon takes readers on a tour of gravity from its vanishing insignificance on the microscopic scale to its crushing extreme inside black holes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the moment we lift our heads as infants until the moment we lie down and ultimately surrender to its pull at the end of our lives, we labor under the burden of gravity. It has guided the shape and structure of our bodies over eons of evolution and sculpted the Earth as it cooled from a blob of molten rock. As Riordon explains, the stars couldn't shine without gravity holding them together. Even the atoms that form you and everything around you were forged in stellar furnaces that gravity built. It took Einstein to realize that gravity is not, in fact, a force at all, but instead the curvature of space and time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fascinating and memorable read, \u003ci\u003eCrush\u003c\/i\u003e examines our personal relationships with gravity, explores gravity's role in making the universe uniquely hospitable for life, and even reveals how the mundane flow of water in your kitchen sink offers a glimpse into the secrets of black holes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Riordon is a science journalist who has written for \u003ci\u003eScience News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePopular Science\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAd Astra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhysics Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnalytical Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a past President of the DC Science Writers Association and Cofounder of the Southwest Science Writers Association.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720999076114,"sku":"9780262050982","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_43b2bdfc-152c-4272-aab3-9abea85ef47e.jpg?v=1762945644","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crush-close-encounters-with-gravity-9780262050982","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}