So You Created a Wormhole

Author: Phil Hornshaw
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101561564
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Welcome, intrepid temporal explorers, to the world's first and only field manual/survival guide to time travel!DON'T LEAVE THIS TIME PERIOD WITHOUT IT! Humans from H. G. Wells to Albert Einstein to Bill & Ted have been fascinated by time travel-some say drawn to it like moths to a flame. But in order to travel safely and effectively, newbie travelers need to know the dos and don'ts. Think of this handy little book as the only thing standing between you and an unimaginably horrible death-or being trapped forever in another time or alternate reality. You get: Essential time travel knowledge: Choosing the right time machine, from DeLoreans to hot tubs to phone booths-and beyond What to say-and what NOT to say-to your doppelganger Understanding black holes and Stephen Hawking's term "spaghettification" (no, it's not a method of food preperation; yes, it is a horrifically painful way to meet your end) The connection between Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, traversing wormholes and the 88 mph speed requirement The possible consequences of creating a time paradox-including, but not limited to, the implosion of the universe Survival tips for nearly any sticky time travel situation: How to befriend a dinosaur and subsequently fight other dinosaurs with that dinosaur Instructions to build your very own Rube Goldberg Time Machine Crusading-for fun and profit Tips on battling cowboys, pirates, ninjas, samurai, Nazis, Vikings, robots and space marines How to operate a microwave oven Enjoying the servitude of robots and tips for living underground when they inevitably rise up against us

The Science of Interstellar

Author: Kip Thorne
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393351386
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 560

Book Description
A journey through the otherworldly science behind Christopher Nolan’s award-winning film, Interstellar, from executive producer and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Kip Thorne. Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in The Science of Interstellar, Kip Thorne, the Nobel prize-winning physicist who assisted Nolan on the scientific aspects of Interstellar, shows us that the movie’s jaw-dropping events and stunning, never-before-attempted visuals are grounded in real science. Thorne shares his experiences working as the science adviser on the film and then moves on to the science itself. In chapters on wormholes, black holes, interstellar travel, and much more, Thorne’s scientific insights—many of them triggered during the actual scripting and shooting of Interstellar—describe the physical laws that govern our universe and the truly astounding phenomena that those laws make possible. Interstellar and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s14).

How to Build a Time Machine

Author: Paul Davies
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101563982
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
With his unique knack for making cutting-edge theoretical science effortlessly accessible, world-renowned physicist Paul Davies now tackles an issue that has boggled minds for centuries: Is time travel possible? The answer, insists Davies, is definitely yes—once you iron out a few kinks in the space-time continuum. With tongue placed firmly in cheek, Davies explains the theoretical physics that make visiting the future and revisiting the past possible, then proceeds to lay out a four-stage process for assembling a time machine and making it work. Wildly inventive and theoretically sound, How to Build a Time Machine is creative science at its best—illuminating, entertaining, and thought provoking.

Herbert's Wormhole

Author: Peter Nelson
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061911143
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 311

Book Description
Herbert Slewg and his hapless, video game–addicted neighbor Alex Filby have stumbled upon what Einstein could only theorize about: a wormhole through the space/time continuum. They travel 100 years into the future of their no-longer-boring town and are mistaken for alien slayers . . . in a world run by a benevolent alien race with cheerful Australian accents and uncomfortably fake facial hair. Herbert, Alex, and their mutual crush, Sammi Clementine, century-hop across time in order to outwit a disgruntled “G’Dalien. By foiling his evil plot, they save the planet and become 22nd-century hometown heroes in this smart-alecky (but friendly), inventive, wry, and very visual creation.

Through the Wormhole

Author: Robert J. Favole
Publisher: Flywheel Publishing
ISBN: 9781930826007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
By means of special software, Michael and Kate travel back in time to save Michael's ancestor, a Black cavalryman during the Revolutionary War, and to warn Lafayette of a kidnapping plot.

The Physics of Stargates

Author: Enrico Rodrigo
Publisher: Eridanus Press
ISBN: 0984150005
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
An accessible introduction to modern physics that focuses on wormholes and discusses among other topics their structure, stability, dynamics, operation as time machines, utility as portals to parallel universes, and their implications for the distant future of humanity. Read the wormhole FAQ and the bullet point "principles" scattered throughout to quickly absorb the basics of wormhole physics. Go back and read the interstitial material for greater depth. Written by a physicist with years of experience in gently introducing physics to the mathematically challenged, it also covers the history of wormhole physics and delineates the unsolved problems at the forefront of research.

Making Starships and Stargates

Author: James F. Woodward
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461456231
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 297

Book Description
To create the exotic materials and technologies needed to make stargates and warp drives is the holy grail of advanced propulsion. A less ambitious, but nonetheless revolutionary, goal is finding a way to accelerate a spaceship without having to lug along a gargantuan reservoir of fuel that you blow out a tailpipe. Tethers and solar sails are conventional realizations of the basic idea. There may now be a way to achieve these lofty objectives. “Making Starships and Stargates” will have three parts. The first will deal with information about the theories of relativity needed to understand the predictions of the effects that make possible the “propulsion” techniques, and an explanation of those techniques. The second will deal with experimental investigations into the feasibility of the predicted effects; that is, do the effects exist and can they be applied to propulsion? The third part of the book – the most speculative – will examine the question: what physics is needed if we are to make wormholes and warp drives? Is such physics plausible? And how might we go about actually building such devices? This book pulls all of that material together from various sources, updates and revises it, and presents it in a coherent form so that those interested will be able to find everything of relevance all in one place.

Lorentzian Wormholes

Author: Matt Visser
Publisher: American Institute of Physics
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 454

Book Description
Drawing on pivotal work by Einstein, Wheeler, Thorne, Hawking, and others, Matt Visser charts the development and current state of Lorentzian wormhole physics. Dr. Visser shows that by pushing established physical theories to their limits, it is possible to deduce the true physics of such exotica as wormholes and time travel. The physical framework he uses is derived from one of the major research frontiers of modern theoretical physics: quantum gravity the intersection of classical Einstein gravity and quantum field theory. About the Author Matt Visser is Research Assistant Professor at Washington University, St. Louis. He has lectured in the United States and abroad on topics including wormhole physics, time travel, and the chronology protection conjecture. He has conducted postdoctoral research at both the University of Southern California and at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

BLACK HOLES THE END OF UNIVERSE?

Author: JOHN TAYLOR
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description

Wormhole Moon

Author: John Williams
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
"Worm Hole Moon" is a story about two Earth, Space Command astronauts that crash land on a seemingly insignificant moon in a sector of space light years away from Earth. Little do they know, the moon secretly conceals a black hole that is a portal to an alien civilization."Wormhole Moon" contains many characters that are interesting and engaging. The locations in the book consist of space, various countries on Earth, to include alien planets. The villains in this book consist of not only one alien race but two!Twists and turns abound as John Williams skillfully weaves the stories and locations in and around each other in "Wormhole Moon." You will not find fluff or word fillers in this book. The plots and story line are credible, well researched and easily understood. The reader will not struggle with the technology or procedural syntax. In fact, the book may even educate the reader on some things they did now about space, military tactics and space travel.Wormhole Moon contains a lot of space technology to include new types of weapons and war tactics in the book. In fact, there are weapons in the book that have yet to be seen in film or television as of the writing of this description. Some of the main characters are of course the two Astronauts, The Chief of Security for the alien planet, Special Operations operators, various commanders and decision makers of all kinds.The book is definitely not all about the business of galactic war. It is laced with plenty of humor and interactions between human and new alien races. The challenges and realities of adding a new species to our planet can be seen throughout various story lines in "Wormhole Moon." Author John Williams has a very descriptive writing style and he creates word pictures and visual portraits for his readers so they may truly have a reading experience. Although "Worm Hole Moon," is a Sci-fi novel, it is designed to appeal to those who do not usually read Science fiction. This work is over one hundred thousand words long and will delightfully entertain and engage from the novice Sci-fi reader to even the most persnickety, sci-fi reading veteran for hours.