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Is time travel possible? : theories about time / Tom Jackson

By: Jackson, Tom.
Series: Beyond the theory : Science of the future.New York, NY, USA : Gareth Stevens Publishing, ©2019Edition: First edition.Description: 48 pages : color illustrations, color map, portraits ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781538226612 (hbk).Subject(s): Time travel -- Juvenile literature | Space and time -- Juvenile literature | Time -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 530.11 J132 2019
Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Thinking Time; What Is Time?; A Fourth Dimension; Order and Chaos; Philosophy of Time; Did Time Start?; Like Clockwork; Measuring Time; Natural Cycles; Timekeeping; Moving In Time; Motion In Space and Time; Twin Paradox; Arrow Of Time; Controlling Time; Where In The World?; Time Challenges; Looking For The Beginning; What Causes Now?; Could We Build A Time Machine?; Timeline; Glossary; For More Information; Index; Back Cover.
Summary: This book looks at how time travel has been thought of from ancient times to modern day. It even discusses what humans might do if they could travel in time. From string theory to Einstein's theory of relativity, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle to the grandfather paradox, and wormholes to quantum physics, everything time travel related is discussed here in easy-to-understand language and complimented by vivid artwork.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Thinking Time; What Is Time?; A Fourth Dimension; Order and Chaos; Philosophy of Time; Did Time Start?; Like Clockwork; Measuring Time; Natural Cycles; Timekeeping; Moving In Time; Motion In Space and Time; Twin Paradox; Arrow Of Time; Controlling Time; Where In The World?; Time Challenges; Looking For The Beginning; What Causes Now?; Could We Build A Time Machine?; Timeline; Glossary; For More Information; Index; Back Cover.

This book looks at how time travel has been thought of from ancient times to modern day. It even discusses what humans might do if they could travel in time. From string theory to Einstein's theory of relativity, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle to the grandfather paradox, and wormholes to quantum physics, everything time travel related is discussed here in easy-to-understand language and complimented by vivid artwork.

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