The Sounds of the Cosmos: Gravitational Waves and the Birth of Multi-Messenger Astronomy

by Gabriela Gonzalez, Mario Diaz, Jorge Pullin

The remarkable story of how humankind discovered gravitational waves, chronicled with unparalleled historical and scientific vision.

In 2016, the LIGO and Virgo Collaborations made headlines when they announced the detection of gravitational waves--a century after Albert Einstein first predicted their existence with his general theory of relativity. With unprecedented perspective as physicists at the forefront of this discovery, Mario...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262544946
• ISBN13: 9780262544948
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"