{"product_id":"uncovering-einsteins-new-universe-from-wallal-to-gravitational-wave-astronomy-9781760802332","title":"Uncovering Einstein's New Universe: From Wallal to Gravitational Wave Astronomy","description":"\u003cp\u003eEinstein gave us a vision of a new universe in which time and space are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewarped and rippling in response to everything else in the universe. Vast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebursts of energy in the form of ripples of pure and empty space are passing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethrough us at light speed, carrying messages about a dying universe and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eabout the places where space, time and matter all cease to exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt took a century of struggle to understand Einstein's prophesy. Einstein\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edoubted his predictions, and eventually, it took 1000 physicists to detect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis greatest prophecy of all, gravitational waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe definitive proof of Einstein's new universe began with donkey trains and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esailing ships at Wallal in 1922. A century of struggle by an array of eccentric\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand determined scientists brought us to the era of gravitational wave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eastronomy where our detectors, like bionic ears, have given us a brand new\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esense, an ability to hear across the vast scale of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the international story from an Australian perspective, from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Wallal Expedition, instigated by Alexander Ross of the University of Western\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustralia, to the Australia-wide team that participated in the discovery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof gravitational waves and continues to lead national efforts in gravitational\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewave discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2458834\"\u003eDavid Blair\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15818533\"\u003eRon Burman\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13886279\"\u003ePaul Davies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Western Australia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760802332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760802336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI005000\"\u003ePhysics | Astrophysics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI033000\"\u003ePhysics | Gravity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS004000\"\u003eAustralia \u0026amp; New Zealand | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Western Australia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44537746391277,"sku":"9781760802332","price":39.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_80e1d763-d137-42e9-ab1b-7e7775a57f9c.jpg?v=1701446582","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/uncovering-einsteins-new-universe-from-wallal-to-gravitational-wave-astronomy-9781760802332","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}