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The Black Hole War Lib/E: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics

The Black Hole War Lib/E: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics


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This is the inside account of the battle over the true nature of black holes--with nothing less than our understanding of the entire universe at stake. What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed that it did--and in doing so, put at risk everything we know about the fundamental laws of the universe. Leonard Susskind and Gerard 't Hooft realized the threat and responded with a counterattack that changed the course of physics. The Black Hole War is the thrilling story of their united effort to reconcile Hawking's theories of black holes with their own sense of reality, an effort that would eventually result in Hawking admitting he was wrong and Susskind and 't Hooft realizing that our world is a hologram projected from the outer boundaries of space. A brilliant book about the deepest mysteries of modern physics, The Black Hole War is mind-bending and exhilarating reading.

About the Author :
Leonard Susskind is the Felix Bloch professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University. The author of The Cosmic Landscape, he is a member of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences and a recipient of numerous prizes, including the science writing prize of the American Institute of Physics for his article in Scientific Americanon black holes. Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier.

Review :
"In a remarkably skilled reading, Ray Porter goes beyond Susskind's mostly deft, engaging, and comprehensive writing to add energy and nuance to passages that could have been dry...A resourceful, intelligent reading of a fine book. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award." -- "AudioFile" "An interesting view of today's physics as it moves into ever more abstract areas. Writing for the general public, Susskind...uses a relaxed and often humorous style of presentation." -- "Library Journal" "As good an introduction as you're going to find to the strange world of black hole astrophysics. Add that to the chance to ride along as real scientists resolve a fundamental issue and you have the makings of a great read." -- "Washington Post"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781433243660
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 30 mm
  • Weight: 318 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1433243660
  • Publisher Date: 07 Jul 2008
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Height: 167 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
  • Width: 174 mm


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