Facing infinity

Facing infinity Black holes and our place on Earth

Jonas Enander, 1981-

Book - 2025

"An appraisal of black holes, informed by original interviews with more than 20 world-leading researchers and Nobel laureates"--

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Subjects
Black holes (Astronomy)
Informational works.
Genres
Informational works
Published
New York : The Experiment 2025.
Language
English
Swedish
Main Author
Jonas Enander, 1981- (author)
Other Authors
Frank Wilczek (writer of foreword), Nichola Smalley (translator)
Item Description
"Originally published in Sweden as Mörkret och människan by Albert Bonniers Forlag, Stockholm, in 2024. First published in English in the UK by Atlantic Books, an imprint of Atlantic Books Ltd., in 2025. First published in North America by The Experiment, LLC, in 2025."
Physical Description
xiii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-343) and index.
ISBN
9798893030853
  • Foreword
  • Prologue: The Ring of Light at the Edge of the Darkness
  • I. Amid Stars, War And Darkness
  • 1. The Priest Who Wanted to Weigh the Stars
  • 2. The Dark Heart of the Milky Way
  • 3. The Astronomer by the 'Mountain of Death'
  • 4. Einstein and the Blind Beetle
  • 5. Beyond the Event Horizon
  • II. Black Holes In The Depths Of Space
  • 6. Dying Stars and Spacetime Vortices
  • 7. A Cosmic Symphony
  • 8. The Shadow Hunters
  • 9. The Origin of the Giants
  • III. Black Holes And Our Place On Earth
  • 10. Powehi and the Right to the Land
  • 11. Black Holes and Climate Change
  • 12. Black Holes Are Our Fathers
  • 13. Hawking's Last Journey
  • 14. Are We Living in a Black Hole?
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index
  • About the Author

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