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Chicago ; London: The University of Chicago Press, 2009. First printing. Hardcover. Fine condition/very good. 137pp. 24 cm. Contents: Einstein's code 1 -- Space and time -- Gravity -- Four pillars and a prayer -- An unbreakable code -- Roy Kerr -- The Kerr solution -- Black hole -- The tower -- New Zealand -- Future breakthrough.
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- Title Cracking the Einstein Code: Relativity and the Birth of Black Hole Physics
- Author Fulvio Melia; Afterword by Roy Kerr
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First printing
- Pages 150
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, -
- Date 2009-10
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780226519517 / 0226519511
- Weight 0.83 lbs (0.38 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.8 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.03 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1950-1999
- Library of Congress subjects Black holes (Astronomy) - Mathematical models, Kerr, R. P
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008044006
- Dewey Decimal Code 530.11
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Citations
- Choice, 04/01/2010, Page 0
- Chronicle of Higher Education, 09/25/2009, Page 19
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