Research Catalog

Empire of the stars : obsession, friendship, and betrayal in the quest for black holes

Title
Empire of the stars : obsession, friendship, and betrayal in the quest for black holes / Arthur I. Miller.
Author
Miller, Arthur I.
Publication
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request for On-site UseRequest Scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
TextRequest in advance JSE 05-1115Offsite

Details

Description
xx, 364 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Chandrasekhar, S. 1910-
  • Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir, 1882-1944
  • Astrophysicists > India > Biography
  • Astrophysicists > Great Britain > Biography
  • Astrophysics > History > 20th century
  • Black holes (Astronomy)
  • Relativity (Physics)
  • Quantum theory
  • Hydrogen bomb
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
I: The mystery of white dwarfs -- Fatal collision -- A journey between two worlds -- Rival giants of astrophysics -- Stellar buffoonery -- Into the crucibles of nature -- Eddington's discontents -- American adventure -- An era ends -- II: Stars and bombs -- How stars shine -- Supernovae in the heavens and on earth -- How the unthinkable became thinkable -- III: What happens when stars die -- The jaws of darkness -- Shuddering before the beautiful -- Into a black hole.
Call Number
JSE 05-1115
ISBN
061834151X
LCCN
2004060909
OCLC
57243361
Author
Miller, Arthur I.
Title
Empire of the stars : obsession, friendship, and betrayal in the quest for black holes / Arthur I. Miller.
Imprint
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JSE 05-1115
View in Legacy Catalog