by James Gleick (Author)
Best Books of 2016
BOSTON GLOBE * THE ATLANTIC
From the acclaimed bestselling author of
The Information and
Chaos comes this enthralling history of time travel--a concept that has preoccupied physicists and storytellers over the course of the last century.
James Gleick delivers a mind-bending exploration of time travel--from its origins in literature and science to its influence on our understanding of time itself. Gleick vividly explores physics, technology, philosophy, and art as each relates to time travel and tells the story of the concept's cultural evolutions--from H.G. Wells to
Doctor Who, from Proust to Woody Allen. He takes a close look at the porous boundary between science fiction and modern physics, and, finally, delves into what it all means in our own moment in time--the world of the instantaneous, with its all-consuming present and vanishing future.
Author Biography
JAMES GLEICK (around.com) is our leading chronicler of science and technology, the best-selling author of Chaos: Making a New Science, Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman, and The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood. His books have been translated into thirty languages.
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Number of Pages: 352
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8 x 5.2 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 05, 2017
