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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 530.12 EAN: 9780316016407 ISBN: 0316016403 Label: Little, Brown and Company Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 480 Publication Date: July 07, 2008 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Studio: Little, Brown and Company Editorial Review: Product Description: What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed it did-and in doing so put at risk everything we know about physics and the fundamental laws of the universe. Most scientists didn't recognize the import of Hawking's claims, but Leonard Susskind and Gerard t'Hooft realized the threat, and responded with a counterattack that changed the course of physics. THE BLACK HOLE WAR is the thrilling story of their united effort to reconcile Hawking's revolutionary theories of black holes with their own sense of reality-effort that would eventually result in Hawking admitting he was wrong, paying up, and Susskind and t'Hooft realizing that our world is a hologram projected from the outer boundaries of space. A brilliant book about modern physics, quantum mechanics, the fate of stars and the deep mysteries of black holes, Leonard Susskind's account of the Black Hole War is mind-bending and exhilarating reading. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - THE BLACK HOLE WAR: MY BATTLE WITH STEPHEN HAWKINGWELL WRITEN CHRONICLE OF A FAIRLY ARCANE SUBJECT. INTENDED FOR READERS WITH AN INEREST IN QUANTUM MECHAMICS, COSMOLOGY AND PHYICS IN GENERAL. Rating: - A new rewiring of the brain of physicstsThis book tells the story of the "battle" between the author and Stephen Hawking regarding the latter claim that information is irretrievably lost in black holes. This story is the extraordinary account of the paradigm shift that has occurred in physics in the last 25 years. Moreover, the book reads like a novel thanks to the various analogies and the anecdotes concerning the lives and personalities of the physicists involved. In summary, a very recommendable book for someone who wants to ... Read More Rating:  - Simply clear and conciseLeonard Susskind has been added to my list of general science authors that I really enjoy. Because of this book, I'm actively seeking his other general science books. He joins my list, which include Michio Kaku and Lee Smolin. Dr Susskind writing is clear and honest. His examples, especially when describing the simplified concepts of string theory are easy to understand due to his gifted narrative ability and clear examples. The chapters where he explains the scientific concepts ... Read More Rating:  - A fascinating tale signifying ... ?The most important paragraph in this book is on page 422: "Sceptics will point out that everything I have told you about the quantum properties of black holes -- from entropy, temperature, and Hawking radiation to Black Hole Complementarity and the Holographic Principle -- is pure theory, with not an ounces of experimental data to confirm it. Unfortunately they may be right for a very long time." Susskind obviously believes that he, with help from others, has discovered ... Read More Rating: - Feynman he is not, even if he plays the bongoSome arguments can be presented to the general public and some only to the specialist. In this books, in my opinion, there is confusion about the two issues. Hawking was capable of breaking down complex arguments and present them even to children, but Susskind, a great scientist, do not possess such gift. He talks about very trivial matters for a few pages and then he plunges into complex particle physic. The war about which he speaks in the title, apparently was just a diffent view on a single ... Read More |
