Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space
By Janna Levin
Categories: Science & Math
Astrophysicist Janna Levin tells the story of the decades-long effort to detect gravitational waves. Levin follows the scientists behind LIGO, including Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Ronald Drever, describing their ambitions, rivalries and setbacks as they built instruments sensitive enough to hear the sound of colliding black holes. Published in 2016, the book appeared just after LIGO announced its first detection.
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- Neil deGrasse Tyson: “And also one of my favorites, the Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space.”