Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity
Author:   James Riordon
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
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Pages:   240
Publication Date:   18 November 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Crush: Close Encounters with Gravity


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Author:   James Riordon
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780262050982


ISBN 10:   0262050986
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   18 November 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface 1. First Person Force 2. Leaping Nematodes, Spherical Cows and Linear Snakes 3. Goldilocks Gravity 4. Cosmic Sculptor 5. From Newton to Einstein 6. Big G Problems 7. Black Holes 8. Gravitational Waves 9. Quantum Conundrum 10. Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and Other Mysteries 11. Gravity for Life 12. Einstein’s Cryptozoo 13. Gravity Dreams

Reviews

“Riordon strikes the perfect balance between personal anecdote and scientific insight in this eminently readable rumination on the many ways gravity impacts both our daily lives and our universe.” —Jennifer Ouellette, author of The Calculus Diaries “A fascinating exploration, packed with surprising insights and eye-opening explanations of cutting-edge physics. Riordon shows how gravity is at the heart of some of the biggest puzzles in the universe, and how understanding it could point us toward a deeper understanding of everything.” —Clara Moskowitz, senior editor at Scientific American


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James Riordon is a science journalist who has written for Science News, Scientific American, New Scientist, Popular Science, The Washington Post, Science, Ad Astra, Physics Today, and Analytical Chemistry. He is a past President of the DC Science Writers Association and Cofounder of the Southwest Science Writers Association.

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