| Black Holes: The Weird Science of the Most Mysterious Objects in the Universe Contributor(s): Latta, Sara (Author) |
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ISBN: 1512415685 ISBN-13: 9781512415681 Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm) OUR PRICE: $35.45 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Technology - Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science - Young Adult Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Astronomy |
| Dewey: 523.887 |
| LCCN: 2016038386 |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (0.90 lbs) 120 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 2015 two powerful telescopes detected something physicists had been seeking for more than one hundred years--gravitational waves from the collision of two black holes. This announcement thrilled the scientific community. Since the eighteenth century, astronomers have predicted the existence of massive, invisible stars whose gravity would not let anything--even light--escape. In the twenty-first century, sophisticated technologies are bringing us closer to seeing black holes in action. Meet the scientists who first thought of black holes hundreds of years ago, and learn about contemporary astrophysicists whose work is radically shaping how we understand black holes, our universe, and how it originated. |
Contributor Bio(s): Latta, Sara: - Sara Latta has a master's in immunology and an MFA in creative writing. She lives in New York City with her husband and children. Visit her online at www.saralatta.com. |