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Time Machines

by Paul J. Nahin
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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.

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Time Machines 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.

About the Author, Paul J. Nahin

Paul J. Nahin, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

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Explores the ideas of time travel from the first account in English literature in 1733 to the latest theories of physicists such as Kip Thorne and Igor Novikov. Topics include the history of time travel in fiction; the fundamental concepts of time, spacetime, and the fourth dimension; the speculations of Einstein, Richard Feynman, Kurt Godel, and others; scientific hypotheses about the direction of time, reversed time, and multidimensional time; and time-travel paradoxes. Decipherable to readers without physics background (all the nasty equations are hidden in the appendices). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
April 1, 2001
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Pages
668
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780387985718

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