{"product_id":"black-hole-survival-guide-hardcover","title":"Black Hole Survival Guide - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanna Levin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space--\u003c\/i\u003ean authoritative and accessible guide to the most alluring and challenging phenomena of contemporary science. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Levin will] take you on a safe black hole trip, an exciting travel story enjoyed from your chair's event horizon.\" --\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough her writing, astrophysicist Janna Levin has focused on making the science she studies not just comprehensible but also, and perhaps more important, intriguing to the nonscientist. In this book, she helps us to understand and find delight in the black hole--perhaps the most opaque theoretical construct ever imagined by physicists--illustrated with original artwork by American painter and photographer Lia Halloran. Levin takes us on an evocative exploration of black holes, provoking us to imagine the visceral experience of a black hole encounter. She reveals the influence of black holes as they populate the universe, sculpt galaxies, and even infuse the whole expanse of reality that we inhabit. Lively, engaging, and utterly unique, \u003ci\u003eBlack Hole Survival Guide \u003c\/i\u003eis not just informative\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eit is, as well, a wonderful read from first to last.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJANNA LEVIN is a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College. She is also director of sciences at Pioneer Works, a center for arts and sciences in Brooklyn. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003eBlack Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space, How the Universe Got Its Spots, \u003c\/i\u003eand a novel, \u003ci\u003eA Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the PEN\/Bingham Prize. She was recently named a Guggenheim Fellow. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.3 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769090375968,"sku":"9780525658221","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eea51bf15e3761baebe428a4bb989590.webp?v=1780342177","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/black-hole-survival-guide-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}