{"product_id":"ripples-in-spacetime-einstein-gravitational-waves-and-the-future-of-astronomy-with-a-new-afterword-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRees, Martin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Martin Rees is a cosmologist and space scientist based in Cambridge, England. He holds the honorary title of Astronomer Royal.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchilling, Govert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Govert Schilling is the author of dozens of popular astronomy books, including \u003ci\u003eRipples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy\u003c\/i\u003e. He received the Eureka Prize from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research and the David N. Schramm Award from the American Astronomical Society. In 2007 the International Astronomical Union named an asteroid, 10986 Govert, in his honor.","brand":"Belknap Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460665577746,"sku":"9780674237742","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_85169d6b-5519-443c-8dc9-500638da4ec7.jpg?v=1730044978","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ripples-in-spacetime-einstein-gravitational-waves-and-the-future-of-astronomy-with-a-new-afterword-9780674237742","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}