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◆全宇宙第一本黑洞的傳記！ ◆2017年諾貝爾物理學獎得主的研究焦點！ ◆美國物理科學寫作大獎二度得主、美國物理學會安德魯哲鎂大獎（此獎表彰年度物理科學最有貢獻者）得主最新力作 黑洞是個古怪詭異的概念，是時空中的深淵——連光線都無法逃逸！科學家深信大自然不會這麼瘋狂亂來，簡直違反了所有的邏輯！ 「黑洞應該隸屬奇幻神話的範疇，是吸血鬼或滴水怪的同類。」 古老格言有云：任何真理都必須經過三個階段——受奚落；引起強烈反對；最後變成不證自明。黑洞，結結實實走過這三個歷程。 「等我們認清宇宙有多奇怪時，才能明白宇宙有多簡單。」 ——惠勒（當代美國相對論泰斗） 高涌泉（國立台灣大學物理系教授）熱情推薦 重量級科學作家芭杜席雅克結合物理專業和俐落的新聞寫作，創作出宛如章回小說的科普佳構。這是關於黑洞如何引起偉大思想家如愛因斯坦、惠勒、霍金等人如何激戰、沮喪、又如何振奮的動人故事，他們的貢獻又是如何完全改變我們對宇宙的看法。 作者也告訴我們黑洞如何替愛因斯坦平反，將他最偉大的成就「廣義相對論」從歷史的陰暗角落帶回物理的亮麗舞台。 直到天文學家發現中子星和黑洞等令人驚異的現象，一度沉寂的宇宙才轉化為愛因斯坦口中的完整體系。這個充滿巨大能量的宇宙秩序，也只有透過相對論才能讓人了解。 本書出版正值相對論問世百周年紀念；2017年諾貝爾物理獎得主索恩等人，更找到了這片宇宙最重要的一塊拼圖——黑洞互撞產生的重力波。 從小道消息、鄉野傳奇到驗明正身、黃袍加身的明日之星， 只應出現在神話或科幻小說的「好主意」，果然真實存在。 尖端科學家競逐聖杯的故事還沒結束，黑洞的研究方興未艾！ 【國內外專業推薦】（按姓氏筆畫序） 《黑洞簡史》展示了科普應有的模樣：想知道黑洞嗎？那就別多管傳統的課程，直接打開本書吧！ ——余海峯（瑞典皇家理工學院粒子及天體粒子物理組博士） 本書作者娓娓道來黑洞的歷史，不過度著墨學理，卻帶著一種類似章回小說的文學趣味，引人入勝。 ——陳丕燊（國立台灣大學梁次震宇宙學講座教授兼梁次震宇宙學與粒子天文物理學研究中心主任） 黑洞的觀測仍在持續進行中……讀者埋首閱讀之餘，不妨仰望銀河深處，對黑洞這個獨角獸，你仍可充滿幻想。 ——溫文鈺（中原大學物理系教授） 芭杜席雅克的新書是經過透徹的研究，同時洞察科學事業的本質。文筆優美，黑洞迷會深深愛上這本書。 ——萊特曼（Alan...

I Know You’re In There - Winning our War Against Autism is the true account of a family’s triumph over autism. Ryan’s parents realized there was something not right with their son. They knew it before the psychiatrist predicted Ryan would end up in an institution. The autism diagnosis...

Confabulation is a drawing together through storytelling. Fundamental to our perception, memory, and thought is the way we join fractured experiences to construct a narrative. Confabulations: Storytelling in Architecture weaves together poetic ideas, objects, and events and returns...

**2014 Finalist in the Willa Literary Award This is a book that once closed and last line read, my mind wandered to explore certain character motivations and potential follow-up responses. I don’t think an author has to answer every possibility, art comes into play best when the reader’s...

Rainbow Painting is saturated with direct, pithy instruction, the very quintessence of the Buddhist Spiritual approach. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche speaks from experience, expressing what he himself has undergone, instructing us in the way we should train in a complete and unmistaken manner. We come to...

Enrich your spiritual practice with a deeper understanding of Hebrew blessing. A Hebrew blessing is a powerful thing—a short, deeply meditative exercise exploring the nature of God and the dynamic relationship between God, human consciousness and the unfolding universe. Written in...

Intended for nurses, doctors, midwives, social workers, chaplains, and hospital support staff, this guide gives caring and practical advice for helping families grieve properly after losing a child at birth. As the special needs of families experiencing perinatal loss are intense and require more...

One of the toughest things in life is to be faced without the choices we want. Thats just how life is. Its not unfair or bad, it just is. It is our job to do the best we can in whatever situation is presented to us. Stifling experiences happen to everyone at some point in their life. If I had to learn...

After crossing several borders, Latina/o immigrants and their children meet challenges of globalization as they acclimate to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Facing different social and cultural barriers while adapting to this metropolis, most of them meet these challenges by building transnational...

This book is about the absolute raw pain of surviving through life after childhood incest. The raw pain emotionally. The raw pain physiologically. The raw pain spiritually. The raw pain mentally. The raw pain physically. The raw pain sexually. The horrific damage done to one's entire soul. This book...

With concise, focused coverage, Community Health Nursing in Canada, 3rd Edition introduces you to all of the necessary concepts, skills, and practice of community health nursing. This comprehensive text from leading nursing educators also addresses the increasing awareness of social justice and the...

Get the essential information you need to know about population health and community health nursing! Foundations for Population Health in Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition includes concise, focused coverage of community health nursing — from nursing roles and care settings to vulnerable...

Having a job and earning money are a part of everyday life for most people, especially adults. The concept seems fairly straightforward: one works to earn. This volume discerns the difference between a job and a career, as well as how a job can develop into a career. Readers will learn why a communityﾒs...

Whether or not you call yourself a ìlandlordî, when you rent out a house youíll want to do it right! The ìLandlording 101î course for new rental property owners who are first-time landlords by way of an inheritance, divorce, investment, purchase for a family member, or a move to a new house....