Ripples in Spacetime

<p><b>A <i>Physics Today</i> Best Book of the Year<br>A <i>Forbes</i> For the Physics and Astronomy Lover in Your Life Selection</b> <p/>Succinct accessible and remarkably timely... This book is a rare find.<br>--<i>Physics Today</i> <p/>Belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in learning the scientific historical and personal stories behind some of the most incredible scientific advances of the 21st century.<br>--<i>Forbes</i> <p/>The detection of gravitational waves has already been called the scientific breakthrough of the century. Einstein predicted these tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime over a hundred years ago but they were only recently perceived directly for the first time. <i>Ripples in Spacetime</i> is an engaging account of the international effort to complete Einstein's project capture his elusive ripples and launch an era of gravitational-wave astronomy that promises to explain more vividly than ever before our universe's structure and origin. <p/>Schilling's deliciously nerdy grand tour takes us through compelling backstory current research and future expectations.<br>--<i>Nature</i> <p/>A lively and readable account... Schilling underlines that this discovery is the opening of a new window on the universe the beginning of a new branch of science.<br>--Graham Farmelo <i>The Guardian</i></p>