Time Machines - (Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction) 2nd Edition by Paul J Nahin (Paperback)

Name: Time Machines - (Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction) 2nd Edition by Paul J Nahin (Paperback)
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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.
Author(s): Paul J Nahin
628 Pages
Science, Time
Series Name: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction

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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.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x 1.33 Inches (D)

Weight: 2.02 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 628

Genre: Science

Sub-Genre: Time

Series Title: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction

Publisher: Springer

Format: Paperback

Author: Paul J Nahin

Language: English

Street Date: January 16, 2014

TCIN: 1008290075

UPC: 9780387952222

Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-0708

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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