Light in the darkness. Black holes, the Universe, and us.
Please sign in so that we can notify you about a reply
In April 2019, around four billion people around the world were able to see the first-ever image of a black hole (55 million light-years away from Earth, at the center of the M87 galaxy). Heino Falcke, who led the international team of researchers, and science journalist Jörg Römer wrote a book about what preceded the birth of this image. The reader of 'Light in the Darkness' will learn how a group of enthusiastic scientists first convinced resource distributors (money, radio telescopes, powerful computers) to allocate enough of them to the planned project, and then conducted observations, analyzed data, and obtained the long-awaited image. "The mythical creature of cosmic proportions took shape and color, and every person could see it," Falcke summarizes. He worked on this project for over twenty years, and as a believing Christian, a lay pastor, he was not deterred by the fact that many refer to black holes as 'gates of hell', as the goal of science is to push the boundaries of the unknown.
Author:
Author:Falke Haino
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Languages
- Category:Science & Math
Dimensions:
Dimensions:21.6x14.5x3.4 cm
Series:
Series:Polytech Books
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-134496-2
No reviews found