Gott, J. Richard.
Time travel in Einstein's universe : the physical possibilities of travel through time / J. Richard Gott, III. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2002. - xii, 291 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-276) and index.
Dreaming of Time Travel -- Time Travel to the Future -- Time Travel to the Past -- Time Travel and the Beginning of the Universe -- Report from the Future. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
"Time travel in Newton's universe was inconceivable, but in Einstein's universe it has become a possibility. J. Richard Gott III, a Princeton astrophysicist who is a leading researcher in the field, gives readers a guided tour of the potential of traveling through time. Joining scientists such as Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne who have previously considered the topic, the delightfully refreshing yet scrupulously careful Gott charts new territory in exploring this exciting idea."--BOOK JACKET.
0618257357
00054243
Space and time.
Time travel.
QC173.59.S65 / G67 2002
530.11
Time travel in Einstein's universe : the physical possibilities of travel through time / J. Richard Gott, III. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2002. - xii, 291 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-276) and index.
Dreaming of Time Travel -- Time Travel to the Future -- Time Travel to the Past -- Time Travel and the Beginning of the Universe -- Report from the Future. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
"Time travel in Newton's universe was inconceivable, but in Einstein's universe it has become a possibility. J. Richard Gott III, a Princeton astrophysicist who is a leading researcher in the field, gives readers a guided tour of the potential of traveling through time. Joining scientists such as Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne who have previously considered the topic, the delightfully refreshing yet scrupulously careful Gott charts new territory in exploring this exciting idea."--BOOK JACKET.
0618257357
00054243
Space and time.
Time travel.
QC173.59.S65 / G67 2002
530.11