num_pages: 370
description: This is a fascinating and enjoyable popular science book on gravity and black holes. It offers an absorbing account on the history of research on the universe and gravity from Aristotle via Copernicus via Newton to Einstein. The author possesses high literary qualities and is celebrated relativist. The physics of black holes constitutes one of the most fascinating chapters in modern science. At the same time, there is a fanciful quality associated with this strange and beautiful entity. The black hole story is undoubtedly an adventure through physics, philosophy, history, fiction and fantasy. This book is an attempt to blend all these elements together.
language: English
title: Einstein's Enigma or Black Holes in My Bubble Bath
titlecomplete: Einstein's Enigma or Black Holes in My Bubble Bath
genres: Physics, Science
ratings_count: 45
publisher: Copernicus