The Monsters of Doctor Einstein: About Black Holes, Big and Small

Our ideas about black holes are most often based on popular myths and several well-known scientific facts. In describing the history of black hole research, Chris Impey easily debunks the most common misconceptions and opens the door to the mysterious world of distant stars and their invisible but influential companions.

The history of astrophysics emerges as a series of stunning discoveries made by several generations of passionate and talented scientists who have managed to describe the past, present, and future of outer space, calculate the approximate location of the nearest black holes, and suggest what awaits the Universe in millions of years.

Vivid, engaging narrative and detailed explanations make the book accessible to any reader — from a physicist to a school student.

You will learn:

— How active galaxies are detected in space and how this affects us?

— Where is the nearest black hole?

— Are we living in a black hole ourselves?

— What will happen to us if we find ourselves on the event horizon?

— What will the end of the Universe look like in theory?