The river of time / (Record no. 131733)

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Classification number QB 209
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Personal name Novikov, I. D.
Fuller form of name (Igor� Dmitrievich)
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The river of time /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Igor' D. Novikov ; translated from the Russian by Vitaly Kisin.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cambridge ;
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1998.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxii, 275 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 23 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Origins of thinking about time -- Science of time is born -- Light -- The pace of time can be slowed down -- Time machine -- Time, space and gravitation -- Holes in space and time -- Energy extracted from black holes -- Towards the sources of the river of time -- Journey to unusual depths -- Grand Unification -- What produces the flow of time and why in a single direction only? -- Against the flow -- Can we change the past?
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Summary, etc. Can we change the past? The surprising answer to this question can be found in the final chapters of this book. Examining both the history of the study of time, from the classical Greeks through to the present day, and presenting in detail the modern state of physical research on the subject, this book is a superb overview of a fascinating subject.
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Summary, etc. The figures who have helped to shape our views on time are presented as real people, in the context of their own times and struggles: from Socrates' troubles in Athens, to the experiences of physicists under the old Soviet Union. In addition Novikov details his personal experiences with great Russian and Western physicists, such as Sakharov, Zeldovich, Rees and Hawking, and his travels in the West before the fall of the Iron Curtain.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Time.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Time
General subdivision History.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Time
General subdivision Philosophy.
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    Library of Congress Classification     Storms Research Center Storms Research Center Main Collection 10/28/2025   QB 209 .N68 1998 98644281 10/28/2025 10/28/2025 Book