Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe

Evalyn Gates

Feb 2010 · W. W. Norton & Company

About this eBook

"In Einstein’s Telescope, Evalyn Gates, an expert on all that’s dark in the universe, brings dark matter, dark energy, and even black holes to light." —Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, American Museum of Natural History, and New York Times best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

In 1936, Albert Einstein predicted that gravitational distortions would allow space itself to act as a telescope far more powerful than humans could ever build. Now, cosmologists at the forefront of their field are using this radical technique ("Einstein’s Telescope") to detect the invisible. In fresh, engaging prose, astrophysicist Evalyn Gates explains how this tool is enabling scientists to uncover planets as big as the Earth, discover black holes as they whirl through space, and trace the evolution of cosmic architecture over billions of years. Powerful and accessible, Einstein’s Telescope takes us to the brink of a revolution in our understanding of the deepest mysteries of the Universe.

Ratings and reviews

I would like to give 4 stars to the book. That said, my experience re: reading this on google ebooks was not good. First, the book was not available as a PDF only as epub(I want to read on my PC using Adobe digital editions). Second, quality of EPUB is not good, the diagrams, figures, illustrations etc all appear washed out. Same is the quality when reading on my browser. The quality while reading on Kindle for PC is MUCH better. I dont think I will use google ebooks again

So intriguing and understandable.

Awesome Book by Evalyn Gates.

About the author

Evalyn Gates is the assistant director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, a senior research associate at the University of Chicago, and the former astronomy director of the Adler Planetarium. Her writing has appeared in Physics Today and the Chicago Tribune.