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Time Machines Paul J. Nahin

Time Machines By Paul J. Nahin

Time Machines by Paul J. Nahin


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Summary

This book explores the idea of time travel from the first account in English literature to the latest theories of physicists such as Kip Thorne and Igor Novikov. This very readable work covers a variety of topics including: the history of time travel in fiction; time travel paradoxes, and much more.

Time Machines Summary

Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction by Paul J. Nahin

This book explores the idea of time travel from the first account in English literature to the latest theories of physicists such as Kip Thorne and Igor Novikov. This very readable work covers a variety of topics including: the history of time travel in fiction; the fundamental scientific concepts of time, spacetime, and the fourth dimension; the speculations of Einstein, Richard Feynman, Kurt Goedel, and others; time travel paradoxes, and much more.

Table of Contents

Prologue; 1. An Overview of Time Travel; 2. On the Nature of Time, Spacetime, and the Fourth Dimension; 3. The Arrows of Time; 4. Time- Travel Paradoxes and (Some of) Their Explanations; Epilogue; Notes and References; Tech Notes; Glossary of Important Terms and Concepts; Bibliography; Index

Additional information

GOR006400886
9780387985718
0387985719
Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction by Paul J. Nahin
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
20010420
628
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