Product Description

Igor Novikov has been hailed as ‘Russia’s answer to Stephen Hawking’. In this popular account of the cosmic importance of black holes, he explores the properties and significance of these mysterious phenomena, which represent the most condensed state of matter in the Universe. Black holes are formed by the force of gravity, warping space and time, crushing stars and perhaps galaxies until they fall in on themselves. Novikov’s fascinating account, illustrated with a series of inspired cartoon drawings, illuminates this most enigmatic feature of our Universe with exemplary clarity.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #896548 in Books
• Published on: 1995-09-28
• Released on: 2008-01-12
• Original language: Russian
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 188 pages

Review
‘… set at a somewhat simpler level, though similar in content, to Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time. Readers struggling with the latter tome would do well to start here.’ Contemporary Physics

‘A delightful popular book that deserves a wider audience.’ New Scientist

‘As clear an account as you will find of the nature of curved space, the origin of the Universe, and its ultimate fate. All in all a compact package from one of the leading Russian cosmologists.’ The Good Book Guide

Customer Reviews

Extremely interesting, stimulating, and enjoyable
This book is much better written than Hawking's rather more successful effort, really drawing the reader in with Novikov's self-evident fascination with the topic. Anyone with even the remotest interest in black holes or the origins of the universe should seriously consider reading this enlightening text. Unlike Hawking's book, I'm sure if anyone bought this one then they would actually read it, as opposed to leaving it gathering dust on the coffee table. Stimulating and well explained, Hawking should take some cues from the man who developed theories of black holes before Hawking had even graduated from university!