Minkowski spacetime diagrams are however touched upon very briefly, and meeting them again in the later chapters I was a bit confused. Beginning with Stephen Hawking's work in the 1970s, it was understood that black holes are not only interesting from an astrophysical perspective, but they actually set up a fundamental clash of principle between the two great pillars of 20th and 21st century physics, which are Einstein's theory of gravity and quantum theory. If the wheel rotates faster than the cameras FPS then the wheel on film is seen to Counter rotate, seeming to spin in the opposite direction. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.

Overall, "Black Holes" is a great introduction to the topic and a fascinating read for both science enthusiasts and general readers alike. It's a complex but amazing book - the authors walked me through very many things I have previously not understood at all (despite intensive reading). We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Generally Cox is really good at simplifying complex ideas but here, except for the odd paragraph or two, he failed.At the heart of the Milky Way, there is a distortion in the fabric of the Universe caused by something 4 million times more massive than our Sun. We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child. Instead, they are synthesised out of entangled quantum bits of information in a way that resembles a cleverly constructed computer code. With stunning illustrations and insightful analogies, the book takes readers on a journey through the universe, exploring the formation and behavior of black holes.

If you're not a physicist (or not yet a physicist) and you want to understand what Einstein and relativity theory are all about, you would do well to read this book. One of them is the description of Einstein and then there's another description, which just looks like some kind of quantum theory, some kind of building blocks of the universe that are entangled together. As a science book, I'm sure this must be a remarkable and accurate piece, but as a popular science book, it must be considered something of a failure.

An amazingly in depth insight into what the greatest minds are currently uncovering about some of the most fantastical aspects of our reality. They are good at drawing connections between seemingly esoteric theory and everyday practicalities’ Independent on Sunday --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. I would advise a bit of a science background and perhaps a few other easier books in the subject first if you want to get the most out of this book, but if you don’t mind a bit of challenge and denser stuff flying over your non-physicist head then like me, you can brave it, and maybe you’ll like it, too.