|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||
 Gutschein erhalten
Tauschen Sie jetzt Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction gegen einen Amazon-Gutschein in Höhe von EUR 8,25 ein - einlösbar für Tausende von Artikeln bei Amazon.de. Entdecken Sie mehr eintauschbare Bücher im Bücher Trade-In Shop. Bitte beachten Sie die Teilnahmebedingungen.
 Jetzt für Amazon Student anmelden und um 20% erhöhten Eintauschwert sichern. |
Produktinformation
Möchten Sie die Produktinformationen aktualisieren oder Feedback zu den Produktabbildungen geben?
Ist der Verkauf dieses Produkts für Sie nicht akzeptabel? |
Mehr über den Autor
Entdecken Sie Bücher, lesen Sie über Autoren und mehr
› Besuchen Sie die Seite von Paul J. Nahin auf Amazon
› Besuchen Sie die Seite von Paul J. Nahin auf Amazon
Produktbeschreibungen
Pressestimmen
From the reviews:
"Here's a gem of a book...all peppered with delightful notes from science fiction films, novels, and comics. I can turn a page without finding a jewel." Clifford Stoll, University of California, Berkeley, author of The Cuckoos Egg
"The first edition a ] was the most thorough compendium ever written on time travel in science fictiona ]scientifically accurate and at the same time largely accessible to a broad audience of non-specialistsa ]I have been struck by the richness and complexity of the tapestry of ideas that Nahin presents a ]" Kip Thorne
"The research that has gone into this book is impressive. The author has a made a good selection of ideas from the scientific literature on spacetime, causality violation and time-travel paradoxes, and they are presented at a popular level with science-fiction plots running in parallel." Nature
FROM THE REVIEWS:
SFRA REVIEW
"Dr. Nahin has done a fine job with this book. [This book] is an excellent synthesis of the current state of the philosophical and physical discussion on time travel. His use of science fiction to illustrate the possibilities of this research make his work very readable for the layperson as well as the scientist. His explanation why H.G. Wellsa (TM)s time machine wouldna (TM)t work (it does not move in space) is particularly engaginga ][it] is an excellent addition to the discussion of time travel.a
Kurzbeschreibung
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; the fundamental scientific concepts of time, spacetime, and the fourth dimension; the speculations of Einstein, Richard Feynman, Kurt Goedel, and others; time travel paradoxes, and much more.
Welche anderen Artikel kaufen Kunden, nachdem sie diesen Artikel angesehen haben?
In diesem Buch
(Mehr dazu)
Einleitungssatz
To travel in time. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
Buchdeckel | Copyright | Inhaltsverzeichnis | Auszug | Stichwortverzeichnis | Rückseite
To travel in time. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
Mehr entdecken
Wortanzeiger
Ausgewählte Seiten ansehenWortanzeiger
Buchdeckel | Copyright | Inhaltsverzeichnis | Auszug | Stichwortverzeichnis | Rückseite
Tags(Was ist das?)Bei einem Tag handelt es sich um ein Schlagwort, das zum Produkt passt.
Tags erleichtern allen Kunden die Suche und die Sortierung ihrer Lieblingsprodukte. |
Eine digitale Version dieses Buchs im Kindle-Shop verkaufen
Wenn Sie ein Verleger oder Autor sind und die digitalen Rechte an einem Buch haben, können Sie die digitale Version des Buchs in unserem Kindle-Shop verkaufen.
Weitere Informationen
Kundenrezensionen
Die hilfreichsten Kundenrezensionen
3 von 3 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Bücher über Zeitreisen gibt es viele. Wenige davon sind seriös, und noch weit weniger der seriösen Bücher sind verständlich. Paul Nahins Buch ist eins davon. Dieses Buch ist bemerkenswert, nicht nur, weil es eine gelungene Darstellung gibt, sondern deshalb, weil gänzlich unterschiedliche Ansätze vorstellt werden. Einerseits schöpft Nahin aus einem nahezu unendlichen Fundus an Science-Fiction-Geschichten, die er mit einer ungewöhnlich ansteckenden Begeisterung vorstellt. Andererseits ist Paul Nahin Professor an der Universität von New Hampshire, und so gibt er einen physikalisch fundierten Überblick über die hinter spekulativen Zeitreisen stehende Theorien. Ein elaborierter wissenschaftlicher Teil am Ende des Buches (als "Tech Notes" mit über hundert Seiten getarnt) ist mehr für das Fachpublikum gedacht, jedoch noch einfach genug gehalten um beispielsweise auch von Grundstudiumsstudenten verstanden zu werden. Lesenswert ist das Buch - zumindest bis zu den Tech Notes - allemal auch für physikalische Laien. (Dies ist eine Amazon.de an der Uni-Studentenrezension.)
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
As I have always been fascinated by the idea of time travel, I very much enjoyed its discussion in Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction; both in 'strictly scientific' terms and from a philosophical, literary and, essentially, pop-culture perspective.
Sadly, Nahin completely ignores two aspects that feature prominently in many modern time travel narratives: the idea of alternate universes/realities and, tied to this idea, the narrative perspective of sequentiality. The perspective of sequentiality follows the POV of the protagonist of a narrative and projects his/her continuity against the alterations his/her actions cause.
As a result of this omission, a number of time travel stories are missing, such as Isaac Asimov's The End of Eternity, which remains completely unmentioned. (In this 1955 novel, realities are literally 'engineered' under a time travel program called "Eternity." On the upside, negative historic events such as wars and famines are 'weeded' out through only minimal manipulations in the course of history. On the downside, the same manipulations stall any form of social or technological advancement, thus condemning mankind to mediocrity. Eternity is finally annulled through a simple final manipulation by the protagonist, which will allow human history as we know it to run its 'natural' course.)
Other stories show flaws/inconsistencies in their interpretations. For instance, Nahin points to the 'flaw' in the end of Back to the Future I that the shopping mall should always have been "Lone Pine Mall" and never "Twin Pines Mall" as it was called in the beginning of the film. He argues that from a timeline perspective, Marty had already been to 1955 and had run over one of the twin pines with the DeLorean when the temporal experiment #1 took place in the parking lot in 1985. Nahin is however inconsistent in his own reasoning because if you follow this idea of a such strictly linear timeline, Marty's family should have been healthy and wealthy from the film's beginning as well, which would undermine the whole plot idea of changing history. (The creation of (and dealing with) an alternate timeline that diverts from the main line of events is, added to that, even expressedly discussed in detail in the also unmentioned Back to the Future II).
For this omission: two stars off.
Nevertheless, Nahin gives a lot of food for thought on the idea of time travel, and the rather extensive bibliography supplies a very good reference list for further individual exploration.
Sadly, Nahin completely ignores two aspects that feature prominently in many modern time travel narratives: the idea of alternate universes/realities and, tied to this idea, the narrative perspective of sequentiality. The perspective of sequentiality follows the POV of the protagonist of a narrative and projects his/her continuity against the alterations his/her actions cause.
As a result of this omission, a number of time travel stories are missing, such as Isaac Asimov's The End of Eternity, which remains completely unmentioned. (In this 1955 novel, realities are literally 'engineered' under a time travel program called "Eternity." On the upside, negative historic events such as wars and famines are 'weeded' out through only minimal manipulations in the course of history. On the downside, the same manipulations stall any form of social or technological advancement, thus condemning mankind to mediocrity. Eternity is finally annulled through a simple final manipulation by the protagonist, which will allow human history as we know it to run its 'natural' course.)
Other stories show flaws/inconsistencies in their interpretations. For instance, Nahin points to the 'flaw' in the end of Back to the Future I that the shopping mall should always have been "Lone Pine Mall" and never "Twin Pines Mall" as it was called in the beginning of the film. He argues that from a timeline perspective, Marty had already been to 1955 and had run over one of the twin pines with the DeLorean when the temporal experiment #1 took place in the parking lot in 1985. Nahin is however inconsistent in his own reasoning because if you follow this idea of a such strictly linear timeline, Marty's family should have been healthy and wealthy from the film's beginning as well, which would undermine the whole plot idea of changing history. (The creation of (and dealing with) an alternate timeline that diverts from the main line of events is, added to that, even expressedly discussed in detail in the also unmentioned Back to the Future II).
For this omission: two stars off.
Nevertheless, Nahin gives a lot of food for thought on the idea of time travel, and the rather extensive bibliography supplies a very good reference list for further individual exploration.
Die hilfreichsten Kundenrezensionen auf Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
10 Rezensionen
19 von 20 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Paul Nahin has written an excellent book for the layperson.
12. Mai 1997
Format:Taschenbuch
People have long been fascinated with the idea of time travel. The possibilities are exciting -- you could go back in time and experience firsthand all the wonders of history. You could actually get a second chance to correct mistakes in your own life. To some these possibilities are frightening -- if you really can change the past, what does this do to our sense of continuity? To history? What if you went back and killed your own father before he even met your mother?
Paul J. Nahin discusses both sides of this issue in his thought provoking book Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction. He begins with an overview of time travel, from scientific possibility of it, to popular conjecture about it. He goes on to discuss the nature of time itself, and then ends with an in-depth analysis of paradoxes created by the possibility of time travel. He assures us that we do not have to worry about changing history, because the past cannot be changed.
Nahin has written an excellent book for the layperson. He includes many references to popular works of science fiction, including many stories and movies the reader is probably familiar with. This helps illustrate many of his points. The text is clear and well written. Anyone without a background in physics can understand this book. For those with a more technical bent Nahin includes a few "Tech Notes" at the end of the book to explain certain phenomena he discusses. Time Machines is an exciting book for anyone who has ever sat outside on a long summer night and wondered "what if."
10 von 11 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
time for a trip to the passsed
20. September 2001
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I am no scientist, that's for certain.
This book is a wonderful blend of science and science fiction. It is perfect for people like me, who are fascinated by the idea of time travel but can't understand math or physics for anything. The first few chapters are basically a literature review. An extremely comprehensive literature review. It'll be enough to make you run to your library or bookstore (or computer) in search of these books and short stories.
Nahin also discusses the reality behind time travel with relatively little math. Most of the math is tucked away in the "Tech Notes in the back of the book. Nice technique to sucker in the math-scaredys like me.
What I really loved about the book, though is Nahin's enthusiasm. He is obviously just as nuts (or more) as I am about this outlandish subject of time travel, which makes the book, in my opinion, stand-out.
5 von 5 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
This book is awesome!!!!
8. Oktober 2000
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This book just proves that there are things out there that we dont know, and that we should be figuring it out. Before reading this book I thought time travel was virtually impossible, but after reading it I knew that there is a way to do this we just need to try and figure out the mysteries. All in all this books is by FAR the greatest book on time travel yet.
Waren diese Rezensionen hilfreich?
Wir wollen von Ihnen hören.
Kunden diskutieren
|
Das Forum zu diesem Produkt
Fragen stellen, Meinungen austauschen, Einblicke gewinnen Aktive Diskussionen in ähnlichen Foren
Kundendiskussionen durchsuchen
|
Ähnliche Foren
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lieblingslisten
Ähnliche Artikel finden
Anhand des Sachgebietes nach ähnlichen Produkten suchen:
Ihr Kommentar
Möchten Sie die Produktinformationen aktualisieren oder Feedback zu den Produktabbildungen geben?
|
