Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction

by Paul J. Nahin

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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.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0387985719

ISBN13:9780387985718

Release Date:November 1998

Publisher:Springer

Length:628 Pages

Weight:2.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Related Subjects

Astronomy Astronomy & Space Science Criticism & Theory Education & Reference Fantasy History & Criticism Humanities Literature Physics Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Textbooks Time

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