Title:
Einstein was right : the science and history of gravitational waves
JLCTITLE245:
edited by Jed Z. Buchwald.
Publication Information:
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020].
Physical Description:
xi, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780691194547
Abstract:
"An authoritative interdisciplinary account of the historic discovery of gravitational waves."--www.bookdepository.com.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Variant Title:
Portion of title: Science and history of gravitational waves
Contents:
Preface / Diana Kormos Buchwald -- Introduction / Tilman Sauer -- The quest for (and discovery of) gravitational waves / Barry C. Barish -- One hundred years of relativity: From the Big Bang to black holes and gravitational waves / Kip S. Thorne -- The new era of gravitational-wave physics and astrophysics / Alessandra Buonanno -- The wagers of science / Daniel Kennefick -- The genesis and transformation of general relativity / Jürgen Renn -- The detection of gravitational waves: A reflection / Harry Collins -- Einstein at Caltech / Diana Kormos Buchwald -- How general relativity shaped twentieth-century philosophy of science / Don Howard.