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The Black Hole War

My Battle to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics

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The Black Hole War

By: Leonard Susskind
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed that it did - and in doing so, put at risk everything we know about the fundamental laws of the universe. Leonard Susskind and Gerard 't Hooft realized the threat and responded with a counterattack that changed the course of physics.

The Black Hole War is the thrilling story of their united effort to reconcile Hawking's theories of black holes with their own sense of reality, an effort that would eventually result in Hawking admitting he was wrong and Susskind and 't Hooft realizing that our world is a hologram projected from the outer boundaries of space.

A brilliant book about the deepest mysteries of modern physics, The Black Hole War is mind-bending and exhilarating listening.

©2008 Leonard Susskind (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Astronomy Astronomy & Space Science Biographies & Memoirs Cosmology History History & Philosophy Los Angeles Times Book Prize Physics Professionals & Academics Science Science & Technology Black Hole War Mathematics Thought-Provoking Nonfiction
Accessible Explanations • Fascinating Concepts • Excellent Narration • Illuminating History • Thought-provoking Content

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I guess it makes sense after listening to the book but I got more than I expected. Black holes force people to consider both quantum mechanics and gravity. So you get a little quantum mechanics, relativity as well as the history of the people/ideas involved. Very much enjoyed it.

Plus Ray Porter is one of the best narrators there is, imo.

More than just black holes

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Since finishing This masterpiece, I played roulette! Randomly spinning the chapter listing and picking a chapter to listen to! it was difficult for me to put down.

Amazing! I loved it!

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Very well written and the author tried to explain extremely complex concepts in simple ways. I must admit that at times I used to get lost but couldn't stop listening.
I loved thae narration, very engaging.
All in all a job well done.
Syed Razmi

A great read to open your horizon to Black Holes

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The book was very well written and was breathtaking; and also yhe narrator deserves special mention and commendation.

breathtaking

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overall love the book good presentation of hard subjects human for the layperson to understand.

Overall good well written

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