Light in the Darkness: Black Holes, The Universe and Us - Softcover

Falcke, Professor Heino; Römer, Jörg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472274539 ISBN 13: 9781472274533

Publisher: Wildfire, 2022

Synopsis

For readers of Stephen Hawking, a fascinating account of the universe from perspective of world-leading astrophysicist Heino Falcke, who took the first ever picture of a black hole.

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About the Author

PROF. DR. HEINO FALCKE was born in 1966 in Cologne, Germany, is a highly decorated astrophysicist at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. In 2011 he received the Spinoza Prize, the Netherlands ' highest scientific award, and in 2021 he won the Henry Draper Medal. Both awards were for his idea of capturing an image of the black hole. This breakthrough was achieved by the international Event Horizon Telescope project, in which he held a leading role.

JORG ROMER was born in 1974, studied Mesoamerican studies, prehistory and ancient history, and Latin American studies in Hamburg, Germany, and is a science editor at Der Spiegel magazine.

From the Back Cover

For readers of Stephen Hawking, a fascinating account of the universe from the perspective of world-leading astrophysicist Heino Falcke, who took the first ever picture of a black hole.

At an international press conference on April 10th 2019, award-winning astrophysicist Heino Falcke presented the first image ever captured of a black hole - a turning point in astronomy that Science magazine called the scientific breakthrough of the year. That photo was captured with the commitment of a team of astronomers who transformed the entire world into a global telescope. While this image achieved Falcke's goal in making a black hole, the greatest mystery in the universe, "visible" for the first time, he recognizes that the photo itself asks more questions for humanity than it answers.

From the first humans looking up at the night sky to modern astrophysics, from the study of black holes to the still unsolved mysteries of the universe, in Light in the Darkness Falcke ponders the big, pressing questions that present themselves when we look up at the stars.

Praise for LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS:

'You don't need to be a scientist to enjoy this clearly written book - the author offers a broader perspective on the motives that drive us to seek understanding of the cosmos and our place in it '
SIR MARTIN REES, Astronomer Royal

'Falcke isn't only a fantastic scientist, [he's] also a gifted storyteller'
NEW SCIENTIST (Dutch edition)

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Edition details

• Publisher: Wildfire
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472274539
• ISBN 13: 9781472274533
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368