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Is time travel possible? : theories about time / Tom Jackson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Jackson, Tom, Beyond the theory: science of the future ; Publisher: New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538226612
  • 1538226618
  • 9781538226629
  • 1538226626
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: This book looks at how time travel has been thought of from ancient times to modern day. It even discusses what humans might do if they could travel in time. From string theory to Einstein's theory of relativity, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle to the grandfather paradox, and wormholes to quantum physics, everything time travel related is discussed here in easy-to-understand language and complimented by vivid artwork.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 530.11 J14 Available 33111009683745
Total holds: 0

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Even the most reluctant readers will be fascinated to read about how twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly are a different age because Scott spent a year living on the International Space Station. This book looks at how time travel has been thought of from ancient times to modern day. It even discusses what humans might do if they could travel in time. From string theory to Einstein's theory of relativity, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle to the grandfather paradox, and wormholes to quantum physics, everything time travel related is discussed here in easy-to-understand language and complimented by vivid artwork on every spread.

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.

This book looks at how time travel has been thought of from ancient times to modern day. It even discusses what humans might do if they could travel in time. From string theory to Einstein's theory of relativity, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle to the grandfather paradox, and wormholes to quantum physics, everything time travel related is discussed here in easy-to-understand language and complimented by vivid artwork.

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