Book description
In About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution Paul Davies confronts the puzzles and paradoxes of time that have bemused the world's greatest thinkers throughout the ages.
When Albert Einstein formulated his theory of relativity it brought about a revolution in our understanding of time, yet also presented a new set of…
Why read it?
1 author picked About Time as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Although this is a non-fiction book, I included it in my choices because it was a contributing factor in enabling me to understand time and time-travel from a scientific perspective.
I enjoyed Davies's opening historical vignettes, which introduced the theoretical and actual facts scientists have accumulated over the centuries concerning the mystery of time.
From Robert's list on various modes of time travel.
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