LEADER 02955nam 22004575 450 001 9910817070103321 005 20230809224315.0 010 $a0-300-22812-0 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300228120 035 $a(CKB)3710000001387311 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4866250 035 $a(DE-B1597)540705 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300228120 035 $a(OCoLC)988325972 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001387311 100 $a20200229h20172017 fg 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aEinstein's Unfinished Symphony $eThe Story of a Gamble, Two Black Holes, and a New Age of Astronomy /$fMarcia Bartusiak 210 1$aNew Haven, CT :$cYale University Press,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (297 pages) $cillustrations 311 0 $a0-300-22339-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments to the 2017 Edition --$tAcknowledgments to the 2000 Edition --$tPrelude --$tSpace in G Flat --$tThe Maestro Enters --$tStarlight Waltz --$tPas de Deux --$tBars and Measures --$tDissonant Chords --$tA Little Light Music --$tThe Chirp --$tVariations on a Theme --$tThe Music of the Spheres --$tThe Unending Symphony --$tTimeline --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aAn updated classic that recounts the long hunt for Einstein's predicted gravitational waves-and celebrates their recent discovery In February 2016, astronomers announced that they had verified the last remaining prediction of Einstein's general theory of relativity-vibrations in space-time, called gravitational waves. Humanity can now tune in to a cosmic orchestra. We have heard the chirp of two black holes dancing toward a violent union. We will hear the cymbal crashes from exploding stars, the periodic drumbeats from swiftly rotating pulsars, and maybe even the echoes from the Big Bang itself. Marcia Bartusiak was one of the first to report on the new generation of observatories, showing the motivations of the detectors' creators and the gamble they made to prove Einstein right when all other attempts had failed. She traces the quest of astronomers to build the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors, the most accurate measuring devices humans have created, and the discovery of gravitational waves, revealing the brilliance, personalities, and luck required to start a new age of astronomy. 606 $aSpace and time 606 $aGeneral relativity (Physics) 615 0$aSpace and time. 615 0$aGeneral relativity (Physics) 676 $a530.11 700 $aBartusiak$b Marcia$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01211758 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817070103321 996 $aEinstein's Unfinished Symphony$93953907 997 $aUNINA