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Credits
Web Links
Time Travel
http://freespace.virgin.net/steve.preston/Time.html
This well-organized site, an excellent introduction to
time travel, is designed for people with various levels of
scientific knowledge. The site includes some of the
mathematics that may support time travel as well as
information on black-hole theory and the theory of
relativity.
Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/rjn_bht.html
This site offers virtual trips via MPEG movies to neutron
stars and black holes. Most movies are accompanied by a
written description. The site also offers plenty of GIFs,
a FAQ page, and links to other astronomy sites.
The Time Travel Research Center
http://www.time-travel.com
This intriguing site offers authoritative studies on the
history and philosophy of time, the physics of time
travel, and experiments in time travel. Gain access to the
Tri Star System, the world's largest information database
of science, technology, and research related to time
travel, and shop for time-travel-related products in the
on-line store.
Brian's Views on Time Travel and Interdimensional
Voyages
http://www.iit.edu/~bosabri/time.html
This page offers a paper that discusses the possibilities
of time travel and covers the subjects of time dilation,
wormholes, and the grandfather paradox.
The Theory Of Elementary Waves - Part 1
http://compbio.caltech.edu/~sjs/tew1.html
This site further develops the theory of time travel. It
examines some of the basic principles of quantum physics,
including the theory of elementary waves.
Books
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy
by Kip S. Thorne, Norton, 1994
In a book the Wall St. Journal called an "engrossing
blend of theory, history, and anecdote," Kip Thorne, the
Feynmann Professor of Theoretical Physics at the
California Institute of Technology, discusses everything
from black holes to wormholes, with the final chapter
devoted to time travel. The book's glossary is excerpted
in Timespeak.
Time: A Traveler's Guide
by Clifford A. Pickover, Oxford University Press, 1998
Pickover, the lead writer for Discover Magazine's
brain-boggler column, eases the reader into the arcane
theory behind time travel with amusing fictional
narratives, in which two people in a Museum of Music in
New York experiment with time. See
Traveling Through Time
for an excerpt.
A Brief History of Time: The Illustrated, Updated, and
Expanded Edition by Stephen Hawking, Bantam Books, 1996
Physics and the nature of time conveyed with the
remarkable wit, clarity, and patience of the foremost
theoretical physicist since Einstein. Illustrated with
striking color imagery.
Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and
Science Fiction by Paul J. Nahin, Springer-Verlag New York, 1993
Paul Nahin doesn't write like an engineering professor,
but that's what he is (at the University of New
Hampshire). With often amusing references to novels,
comics, and sci-fi films, Nahin takes on the daunting
topic of time machines with erudition and flair.
Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything by
James Gleick, Pantheon Books, 1999.
In his latest work, James Gleick explores our
increasingly speed-driven world. He specifically
investigates the newest paradox of time: as technology
accelerates, offering more time-saving devices, the notion
of haste only increases. From atomic clocks, to answering
machines, to the bunkers of war, Gleick approaches the
subject from diverse perspectives.
Special Thanks
Joe McMaster
Kip Thorne
Clifford Pickover
Oxford University Press
W.W. Norton and Company
Credits
Lauren Aguirre, Senior Producer
Kim Ducharme, Senior Designer
Tyler Howe, Assistant Designer
Brenden Kootsey, Technologist
Rob Meyer, Production Assistant
Jeffrey Oar, Intern
Peter Tyson, Producer
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