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Faster Than the Speed of Light The Story of a Scientific Speculation Paperback - 2004

by Joao Magueijo

What if the speed of light now accepted as one of the unchanging foundations of modern physics were not constant? Brilliant young physicist João Magueijo puts forth the heretical idea that light once traveled faster, in the very early days of the universe an idea that may dethrone Einstein and forever change our understanding of the universe. Solving the most intractable problems of cosmology in one brilliant leap, Magueijo's varying-speed-of-light theory (VSL) could have truly marvelous implications for space travel, black holes, time dilation, and string theory and could help uncover the grand unified theory that ultimately eluded Einstein. Faster Than the Speed of Light tells the remarkable story of Magueijo's struggle to understand how the universe works, to challenge long-established ideas, and to fight to have his bold new vision accepted.


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What if the speed of light?now accepted as one of the unchanging foundations of modern physics?were not constant? Brilliant young physicist Jo?o Magueijo puts forth the heretical idea that light once traveled faster, in the very early days of the universe?an idea that may dethrone Einstein and forever change our understanding of the universe. Solving the most intractable problems of cosmology in one brilliant leap, Magueijo's varying-speed-of-light theory (VSL) could have truly marvelous implications for space travel, black holes, time dilation, and string theory?and could help uncover the grand unified theory that ultimately eluded Einstein. "Faster Than the Speed of Light" tells the remarkable story of Magueijo's struggle to understand how the universe works, to challenge long-established ideas, and to fight to have his bold new vision accepted.

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I AM BY PROFESSION a theoretical physicist.

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  • Title Faster Than the Speed of Light The Story of a Scientific Speculation
  • Author Joao Magueijo
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 288
  • Language EN
  • Publisher Penguin (Non-Classics), New York, NY
  • Date February 24, 2004
  • ISBN 9780142003619

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'A racy account . . . jaunty and irreverent.' (The New York Times)'A new species of science book . . . provides the vicarious thrills that the poetically or mystically minded reader looks for in a book on theoretical physics.' (The Village Voice)'A great read, extremely well written, with the real edge of a young scientist honestly saying what a life in science is like.' (Lee Smolin)'Dark matter, string theory, cosmic rays, quantum gravity, M-Theory and its 11 (!) dimensions . . . this book won't disappoint.' (The Boston Globe)

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