Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Bandgt;An elegant, witty, and engaging exploration of the riddle of time, which examines the consequences of Einstein's theory of relativity and offers startling suggestions about what recent research may reveal.andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; The eternal questions of science and religion were profoundly recast by Einstein's theory of relativity and its implications that time can be warped by motion and gravitation, and that it cannot be meaningfully divided into past, present, and future. andlt;BRandgt; In andlt;Iandgt;About Time,andlt;/Iandgt; Paul Davies discusses the big bang theory, chaos theory, and the recent discovery that the universe appears to be younger than some of the objects in it, concluding that Einstein's theory provides only an incomplete understanding of the nature of time. Davies explores unanswered questions such as: andlt;BRandgt; * Does the universe have a beginning and an end?andlt;BRandgt; * Is the passage of time merely an illusion?andlt;BRandgt; * Is it possible to travel backward -- or forward -- in time? andlt;BRandgt; andlt;Iandgt;About Timeandlt;/Iandgt; weaves physics and metaphysics in a provocative contemplation of time and the universe.
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andlt;Iandgt;Los Angeles Timesandlt;/Iandgt; Elegantly written and comprehensible, full of wonder and lucid explanation.
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Frederic Golden San Francisco Chronicle A stimulating -- indeed, timely -- read.
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Michio Kaku author of andlt;Iandgt;Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimensionandlt;/Iandgt; It's about time someone wrote the definitive history of time...I can think of no one better than Paul Davies...Einstein himself would have been pleased.
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Will St. John andlt;Iandgt;Detroit Free Pressandlt;/Iandgt; The fun here is in the journey and Davies is an entertaining guide.
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Frederic Golden andlt;Iandgt;San Francisco Chronicleandlt;/Iandgt; A stimulating -- indeed, timely -- read.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-294) and index.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;PAUL DAVIESandlt;/bandgt; is Director of the Beyond Center at Arizona State University and the bestselling author of more than twenty books. He won the 1995 Templeton Prize for his work on the deeper meaning of science. His books include andlt;Iandgt;About Timeandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;The Fifth Miracleandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;Iandgt;The Mind of Godandlt;/iandgt;.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;CONTENTSandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Prefaceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Prologueandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 1: A Very Brief History of Timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Whose time is it anyway?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The quest for eternityandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Escape from timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Cyclic worlds and the eternal returnandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Newton's time and the clockwork universeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Einstein's timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Is the universe dying?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The return of the eternal returnandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The start of it allandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;It happens when it happensandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 2: Time for a Changeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;A gift from heavenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Goodbye to the etherandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A timely solutionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Interludeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Stretching timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The puzzle of the twinsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Goodbye to the presentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Time is moneyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Timescapeandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 3: Timewarpsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;The light barrier andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Perpetual motion and the uphill struggle andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Why time runs faster in spaceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The clock in the boxandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The best clock in the universeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The echo that arrived lateandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Going up in the worldandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 4: Black Holes: Gateways to the End of Timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Warp factor infinityandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A dark mysteryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Penetrating the magic circleandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A singular problemandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Beyond the end of timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Are they really out there?andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 5: The Beginning of Time: When Exactly Was It?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;The great clock in the skyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The big bang, and what happened before itandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Older than the universe?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Einstein's greatest mistakeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Two-timing the cosmosandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 6: Einstein's Greatest Triumph?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;The handwriting of Godandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Did the big bang ever happen?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;What's a few billion years among friends?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A repulsive problemandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The loitering universeandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 7: Quantum Timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Time to tunnelandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Watched kettles 166andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Erasing the pastandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Spooky signals and psychic particlesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Faster than light?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The time vanishes!andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 8: Imaginary Timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;The two cultures revisitedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;How time got startedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Hattie-Hawking theoryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Imaginary clocksandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 9. The Arrow of Timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Catching the waveandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Signals from the futureandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A matter of time reversalandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The particle that can tell the timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The lopsided universeandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 10: Backwards in Timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Into reverseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Thinking backwardsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Antiworldsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Winding the clock backandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hawking's greatest mistakeandlt;BRandgt;A time for everybodyandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 11: Time Travel: Fact or Fantasy?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Signaling the pastandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Visiting the pastandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Black-hole time machinesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Wormholes and stringsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Paradoxandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;parandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 12: But What Time Is It Now?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Can time really flow?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The myth of passageandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Does the arrow of time fly?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Why now?andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 13: Experimenting with Timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;How long does the present last?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Now you see it, now you don'tandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Filling in timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Subjective timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The back door to our mindsandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 14: The Unfinished Revolutionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Epilogueandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Notesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Bibliographyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Index
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