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HOW TO BUILD A TIME MACHINE: The Real Science of Time Travel Paperback – 16 April 2013

by BRIAN CLEGG (Author), MICHAEL HOMLER (Editor)
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A pop science look at time travel technology, from Einstein to Ronald Mallett to present day experiments. Forget fiction: time travel is real.

In How to Build a Time Machine, Brian Clegg provides an understanding of what time is and how it can be manipulated. He explores the fascinating world of physics and the remarkable possibilities of real time travel that emerge from quantum entanglement, superluminal speeds, neutron star cylinders and wormholes in space. With the fascinating paradoxes of time travel echoing in our minds will we realize that travel into the future might never be possible? Or will we realize there is no limit on what can be achieved, and take on this ultimate challenge? Only time will tell.

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  1. Print length
    320 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    St. Martins Press-3PL
  4. Publication date
    16 April 2013
  5. Dimensions
    13.97 x 1.82 x 20.96 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    9781250024220
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1250024220
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"In 'How to Build a Time Machine' we start each chapter with an affirmation; 'Yes, time travel is possible ...'. There's clarification, 'ifs', often detailed historic references; consequences; and then the practicalities - at which point you might have the feeling that it's not possible after all. But then there's the 'Or is it?', and one cannot but take the bait and turn the page (loop). To name but a few, what does the following have to do with time-travel?: near-light speed travel; an infinitely long cylinder built from dust - or a less ambitious one (!) built from Neutron stars; Wormholes; Paradoxes; Black/White Holes; Antimatter; Dark Energy...? If you're like me when presented with such a list - appetite whet to the point of drooling - this is a book written with you in mind! One last and very important point: Clegg is both a writer and a Physicist; and it's as a writer - one who is able to communicate physics to the non-specialist - and that makes this book so very enjoyable. The hard stuff is there; between the lines; but we're not asked to deal with it - Clegg leads us through, in his own imitable style! There are just two equations: Einstein's E=MC2 (of course!), and Maxwell's - the latter because they're so "beautifully spare and simple looking". Perfect." --Dr. Peet Morris of Oxford University

About the Author

BRIAN CLEGG is the author of Ten Billion Tomorrows, Final Frontier, Extra Sensory, Gravity, How to Build a Time Machine, Armageddon Science, Before the Big Bang, Upgrade Me, and The God Effect among others. He holds a physics degree from Cambridge and has written regular columns, features, and reviews for numerous magazines. He lives in Wiltshire, England, with his wife and two children.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1250024226
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martins Press-3PL (16 April 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781250024220
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250024220
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.82 x 20.96 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 90 ratings

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Brian's latest science books, The Reality Frame and Are Numbers Real? are now available, joining his new murder mystery novels. Brian has written many other science titles, including the bestselling Inflight Science, The God Effect, Before the Big Bang, Ecologic, A Brief History of Infinity, Build Your Own Time Machine, The Universe Inside You, Gravity, Extra Sensory and Dice World, which was on the longlist for the 2014 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books.

Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, UK, Brian read Natural Sciences (specializing in experimental physics) at Cambridge University. After graduating, he spent a year at Lancaster University where he gained a second MA in Operational Research, a discipline developed during the Second World War to apply mathematics and probability to warfare and since widely applied to business problem solving.

From Lancaster, he joined British Airways, where he formed a new department tasked with developing hi-tech solutions for the airline. His emphasis on innovation led to working with creativity guru Dr. Edward de Bono, and in 1994 he left BA to set up his own creativity consultancy, running courses on the development of ideas and the solution of business problems. His clients include the BBC, the Met Office, Sony, GlaxoSmithKline, the Treasury, Royal Bank of Scotland and many others.

Brian has also written regular columns, features and reviews for numerous magazines and newspapers, including The Observer, Playboy, Nature, The Times, Personal Computer World, BBC Focus, BBC History, Good Housekeeping and House Beautiful. His books have been translated into many languages, including German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Norwegian, and Indonesian.

Brian has given sell-out lectures at the Royal Institution in London and has spoken at venues from Oxford and Cambridge Universities to Cheltenham Festival of Science. He has also contributed to radio and TV programs, and is a popular speaker at schools. Brian is also editor of the successful www.popularscience.co.uk book review site. Brian lives in Wiltshire with his wife and twin children. When not writing, he spends time on music, having a passion for Tudor and Elizabethan church music.

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Simon Laurie king
5.0 out of 5 stars Awestruck.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 February 2022
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This book is definitely a must read if one is curious about time travel ,
it sorts the current science the current fiction and possible future facts into endless possibilities dependant only on our species ability to evolve ,imagine and then bring forth our ability to problem solve the impossibility massive to the essential finite ,
Yes I definitely recommend this book
A huge work out in the gymnasium of one's mind
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Monkeyboy
5.0 out of 5 stars Need a quiet place to read this one
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2022
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Great reasoned book, takes a pragmatic what if view of the concept of time travel, some in depth theory in there which you need distraction free space to get your head around!
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Brian
5.0 out of 5 stars A very interesting book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 February 2022
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Gives the reader plenty to think about.
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Animepicorg
5.0 out of 5 stars It’s very smart
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 December 2018
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It’s amazing
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2015
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William Swan
5.0 out of 5 stars Dead on
Reviewed in Canada on 22 October 2021
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October 22, 2091: who would have thought, 70 years ago, that all this was (is?) possible. But if not the realities then at least the possibilities were clearly defined. Of course, it is too late to return to yesteryear and snap up original first editions of this masterpiece, but we can start to look for the clearer predictions laid out in the fictional work "Jayson Arnold and The Girl in the Climbing Tree"' that foresaw time travel, the block universe, and the 4th dimensional Black Hole that explained if not everything, then at least almost enough. First editions available summer 2025.
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Ian
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in Mexico on 15 May 2019
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Good book
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akash
5.0 out of 5 stars Must buy interesting
Reviewed in India on 25 March 2018
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Great book. Gives you detailed answer in how to travel through time.
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akash
5.0 out of 5 stars Must buy interesting
Reviewed in India on 25 March 2018
Great book. Gives you detailed answer in how to travel through time.
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Dr. Tom
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book on Science of Time Travel
Reviewed in the United States on 1 July 2014
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This is good reading for people who have a casual interest in particle physics, quantum theory and Einstein's general and special theories of relativity as they pertain to the possibilities for time travel and messaging through time. It is very well written and in understandable language. It reflects the current state of real science as pertaining to time travel. It is an excellent book for anyone that is curious about time travel and for those who are also curious about UFOs and alien encounters.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gut geschrieben aber nur für Leute mit Kenntnissen in Mathematik
Reviewed in Germany on 5 June 2014
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Der Autor erklärt die Möglichkeiten einer Zeitreise auf der Basis von Einsteins Relativitätstheorie. Er erwähnt nicht, dass es auch andere Möglichkeiten gibt, die längst benutzt werden (Siehe das Montauk Projekt). Ein interessantes Buch, das schwierige mathematische Zusammenhänge einfacher darstellt. Aber etwas Physik und Mathematik sollte man schon kennen.
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