Einstein's Shadow: The Inside Story of Astronomers' Decades-Long Quest to Take the First Picture of a Black Hole

Author:   Seth Fletcher
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
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9780062312044


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   08 October 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Seth Fletcher
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Collins
Dimensions:   Width: 13.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.218kg
ISBN:  

9780062312044


ISBN 10:   0062312049
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   08 October 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
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In the paradoxical nihilism of black holes, we might discover the biggest, grandest truths about the universe. --Wired Ambitious and richly detailed . . . a refreshingly fast-paced account of this extraordinary scientific enterprise. --Science [Fletcher] has knack for deft, accurate explanations that are quick to read and easy to understand, with memorably vivid language. His excellent prose and a powerful story fuel this shining quasar of a book. --New York Times Book Review Fletcher has crafted an extraordinary narrative, explaining the most mind-bending physics with impressive clarity and vividly bringing to life a mostly unsung band of characters who are turning the crazy-sounding idea of taking a picture of a black hole into a reality. --Michael D. Lemonick, author of The Perpetual Now and Mirror Earth Mind-bending and suspenseful, Einstein's Shadow tells a story about the immense black holes that pierce galaxies, and the humans trying to take their picture. Fletcher is there with them every step of the way, capturing the thrill of a wild and beautiful quest. --Jason Fagone, author of The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies A thoughtful and riveting ethnography of an ambitious project to map the sacred boundary of our local black hole, at the heart of the Milky Way, drawing attention to the psychological drives that inspire us scientists to quest for the exciting discoveries that await... --Priyamvada Natarajan, Astrophysicist, Yale University, author of Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos Fletcher manages to humanize a complicated scientific project while providing readers with a comprehensive guide to the cosmos. --Library Journal Engaging . . . captivating and informative. --Booklist With stakes this high and writing this lucid, readers will be drawn into the narrative as easily as matter being drawn toward the event horizon itself... This is scientific storytelling at its best. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A compelling behind-the-scenes story of scientists struggling as much with funding and competition as with the challenges of seeing Sagittarius A*. . . . Address[es] the seeming absurdities of [the] subject with authority and wit. --Nature


In the paradoxical nihilism of black holes, we might discover the biggest, grandest truths about the universe. --Wired Ambitious and richly detailed . . . a refreshingly fast-paced account of this extraordinary scientific enterprise. --Science [Fletcher] has knack for deft, accurate explanations that are quick to read and easy to understand, with memorably vivid language. His excellent prose and a powerful story fuel this shining quasar of a book. --New York Times Book Review Fletcher has crafted an extraordinary narrative, explaining the most mind-bending physics with impressive clarity and vividly bringing to life a mostly unsung band of characters who are turning the crazy-sounding idea of taking a picture of a black hole into a reality. --Michael D. Lemonick, author of The Perpetual Now and Mirror Earth Mind-bending and suspenseful, Einstein's Shadow tells a story about the immense black holes that pierce galaxies, and the humans trying to take their picture. Fletcher is there with them every step of the way, capturing the thrill of a wild and beautiful quest. --Jason Fagone, author of The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies A thoughtful and riveting ethnography of an ambitious project to map the sacred boundary of our local black hole, at the heart of the Milky Way, drawing attention to the psychological drives that inspire us scientists to quest for the exciting discoveries that await... --Priyamvada Natarajan, Astrophysicist, Yale University, author of Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos Engaging . . . captivating and informative. --Booklist With stakes this high and writing this lucid, readers will be drawn into the narrative as easily as matter being drawn toward the event horizon itself... This is scientific storytelling at its best. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A compelling behind-the-scenes story of scientists struggling as much with funding and competition as with the challenges of seeing Sagittarius A*. . . . Address[es] the seeming absurdities of [the] subject with authority and wit. --Nature Fletcher manages to humanize a complicated scientific project while providing readers with a comprehensive guide to the cosmos. --Library Journal


[Fletcher] has knack for deft, accurate explanations that are quick to read and easy to understand, with memorably vivid language. His excellent prose and a powerful story fuel this shining quasar of a book. --New York Times Book Review In the paradoxical nihilism of black holes, we might discover the biggest, grandest truths about the universe. --Wired Ambitious and richly detailed . . . a refreshingly fast-paced account of this extraordinary scientific enterprise. --Science Fletcher has crafted an extraordinary narrative, explaining the most mind-bending physics with impressive clarity and vividly bringing to life a mostly unsung band of characters who are turning the crazy-sounding idea of taking a picture of a black hole into a reality. --Michael D. Lemonick, author of The Perpetual Now and Mirror Earth Mind-bending and suspenseful, Einstein's Shadow tells a story about the immense black holes that pierce galaxies, and the humans trying to take their picture. Fletcher is there with them every step of the way, capturing the thrill of a wild and beautiful quest. --Jason Fagone, author of The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies A thoughtful and riveting ethnography of an ambitious project to map the sacred boundary of our local black hole, at the heart of the Milky Way, drawing attention to the psychological drives that inspire us scientists to quest for the exciting discoveries that await... --Priyamvada Natarajan, Astrophysicist, Yale University, author of Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos Fletcher manages to humanize a complicated scientific project while providing readers with a comprehensive guide to the cosmos. --Library Journal Engaging . . . captivating and informative. --Booklist With stakes this high and writing this lucid, readers will be drawn into the narrative as easily as matter being drawn toward the event horizon itself... This is scientific storytelling at its best. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A compelling behind-the-scenes story of scientists struggling as much with funding and competition as with the challenges of seeing Sagittarius A*. . . . Address[es] the seeming absurdities of [the] subject with authority and wit. --Nature


In the paradoxical nihilism of black holes, we might discover the biggest, grandest truths about the universe. --Wired [Fletcher] has knack for deft, accurate explanations that are quick to read and easy to understand, with memorably vivid language. His excellent prose and a powerful story fuel this shining quasar of a book. --New York Times Book Review Ambitious and richly detailed . . . a refreshingly fast-paced account of this extraordinary scientific enterprise. --Science Mind-bending and suspenseful, Einstein's Shadow tells a story about the immense black holes that pierce galaxies, and the humans trying to take their picture. Fletcher is there with them every step of the way, capturing the thrill of a wild and beautiful quest. --Jason Fagone, author of The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies A compelling behind-the-scenes story of scientists struggling as much with funding and competition as with the challenges of seeing Sagittarius A*. . . . Address[es] the seeming absurdities of [the] subject with authority and wit. --Nature Fletcher has crafted an extraordinary narrative, explaining the most mind-bending physics with impressive clarity and vividly bringing to life a mostly unsung band of characters who are turning the crazy-sounding idea of taking a picture of a black hole into a reality. --Michael D. Lemonick, author of The Perpetual Now and Mirror Earth A thoughtful and riveting ethnography of an ambitious project to map the sacred boundary of our local black hole, at the heart of the Milky Way, drawing attention to the psychological drives that inspire us scientists to quest for the exciting discoveries that await... --Priyamvada Natarajan, Astrophysicist, Yale University, author of Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos Fletcher manages to humanize a complicated scientific project while providing readers with a comprehensive guide to the cosmos. --Library Journal Engaging . . . captivating and informative. --Booklist With stakes this high and writing this lucid, readers will be drawn into the narrative as easily as matter being drawn toward the event horizon itself... This is scientific storytelling at its best. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)


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Seth Fletcher is chief features editor at Scientific American and author of Bottled Lightning: Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the New Lithium Economy. He lives in New York's lower Hudson Valley with his wife and daughter.

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