Black Holes and Time Warps

Explore the mysteries of the universe in this captivating scientific history and explanation. Discover black holes, wormholes, singularities, gravitational waves, and time machines, and follow the quest of brilliant minds like Kip Thorne, Stephen Hawking, and Roger Penrose to decipher the legacy of Einstein's general theory of relativity. Dr. Thorne, the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech, weaves together interlocking themes to offer a uniquely informed answer to the question of what principles control our universe and why physicists think they know what they know. This mind-stretching and richly human experience is perfect for fans of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time.