num_pages: 288
description: Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, and light travels at one fixed speed. This idea is considered a foundation of modern physics, but what if it is wrong? Theoretical physicist Magueijo presents the idea that light traveled faster in the early universe than it does today. The varying speed of light theory solves some of the most intractable problems in cosmology, and could have major implications for the study of physics.
language: English
title: Faster Than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation
titlecomplete: Faster Than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation
genres: Nonfiction, Biography, Physics, Reference, Popular Science, Science, Mathematics, Philosophy, Astronomy
ratings_count: 1878
publisher: Perseus Publishing