Icarus at the Edge of Time

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Icarus at the Edge of Time is a science-infused reimagining of the Icarus myth set in deep space, written by physicist Brian Greene to introduce complex ideas about black holes and relativity to a general audience.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
children's book ⓘ
science fiction novella ⓘ
adaptationComposer Philip Glass ⓘ
adaptationIncludes film component ⓘ
adaptationIncludes narration ⓘ
orchestral score ⓘ
adaptationNarrator various guest narrators ⓘ
aim to introduce complex ideas about black holes to non-specialists ⓘ
to make relativity accessible to a broad audience ⓘ
author Brian Greene ⓘ
basedOn Greek myth of Icarus ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
educationalFocus black holes ⓘ
general relativity ⓘ
space-time ⓘ
time dilation ⓘ
educationalUse STEM education ⓘ
public understanding of science ⓘ
science outreach ⓘ
featuresConcept event horizon ⓘ
gravitational time dilation ⓘ
relativistic space travel ⓘ
genre popular science ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasAdaptation Icarus at the Edge of Time (multimedia performance) ⓘ
intendedAudience general audience ⓘ
young readers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Icarus ⓘ
medium illustrated book ⓘ
narrativeDevice science-infused retelling of myth ⓘ
narrativeForm reimagining of classical myth ⓘ
publisher Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ
relatedWork The Elegant Universe ⓘ
The Fabric of the Cosmos ⓘ
relatedWorkAuthor Brian Greene ⓘ
scienceConsultant Brian Greene ⓘ
setting deep space ⓘ
subject astrophysics ⓘ
black hole physics ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
theme curiosity ⓘ
human ambition ⓘ
limits of knowledge ⓘ
risk and consequence ⓘ

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Brian Greene → notableWork → Icarus at the Edge of Time ⓘ
Icarus at the Edge of Time → hasAdaptation → Icarus at the Edge of Time (multimedia performance) ⓘ
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