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Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction
Paul J. Nahin
This book explores the idea of time travel from the first account in English literature to the latest theories of physicists such as Kip Thorne and Igor Novikov. This very readable work covers a variety of topics including: the history of time travel in fiction; time travel paradoxes, and much more.
628 pages, biography
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 16, 2014 |
| Original release date | 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780387952222 |
| Publishers | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Pages | 628 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 34 mm · 916 g |
| Language | English |
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