Faster Than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation - Softcover

Magueijo, Joao

 
9780142003619: Faster Than the Speed of Light: The Story of a Scientific Speculation

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Say the word "light" in the context of physics, and most of us repeat the mantra: Nothing travels faster than the speed of light. Indeed, nothing does. But light is thought to have another amazing property, which Einstein enshrined in his theory of special relativity. Light travels at one speed and one speed only; it is one of nature's constants. This idea is considered sacred, and it's one of the foundations of modern physics. But what if it's wrong?

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

João Magueijo (pronounced  zhÂ'wow ma-gay-zhoo ) is a professor of theoretical physics at Imperial College, London. He has been a visiting scientist at the University of California at Berkeley and Princeton University, and he received his doctorate in theoretical physics at Cambridge University.

Joao Magueijo is a professor of theoretical physics at Imperial College, London.

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