The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
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The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics is a popular science book by physicist Leonard Susskind recounting his intellectual battle with Stephen Hawking over the black hole information paradox and its implications for quantum theory.
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Target entity: The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics Context triple: [Leonard Susskind, hasWritten, The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics]
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Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy is a popular science book by physicist Kip Thorne that explores the history, physics, and implications of black holes, wormholes, and general relativity for our understanding of space and time.
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Dreams of a Final Theory
Dreams of a Final Theory is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that explores the quest for a unified "theory of everything" in fundamental physics and reflects on the nature and philosophy of scientific explanation.
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The Universe in a Nutshell
The Universe in a Nutshell is a popular science book by physicist Stephen Hawking that explains advanced concepts in cosmology and theoretical physics for a general audience.
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The Fabric of the Cosmos
The Fabric of the Cosmos is a popular science book by physicist Brian Greene that explores the nature of space, time, and the structure of the universe for a general audience.
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Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics is a popular science book by Jim Al-Khalili that explores some of the most puzzling and counterintuitive problems in modern physics for a general audience.
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Target entity: The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics Target entity description: The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics is a popular science book by physicist Leonard Susskind recounting his intellectual battle with Stephen Hawking over the black hole information paradox and its implications for quantum theory.
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A.
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy is a popular science book by physicist Kip Thorne that explores the history, physics, and implications of black holes, wormholes, and general relativity for our understanding of space and time.
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B.
Dreams of a Final Theory
Dreams of a Final Theory is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that explores the quest for a unified "theory of everything" in fundamental physics and reflects on the nature and philosophy of scientific explanation.
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C.
The Universe in a Nutshell
The Universe in a Nutshell is a popular science book by physicist Stephen Hawking that explains advanced concepts in cosmology and theoretical physics for a general audience.
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D.
The Fabric of the Cosmos
The Fabric of the Cosmos is a popular science book by physicist Brian Greene that explores the nature of space, time, and the structure of the universe for a general audience.
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E.
Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics is a popular science book by Jim Al-Khalili that explores some of the most puzzling and counterintuitive problems in modern physics for a general audience.
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| instanceOf | popular science book ⓘ |
| about |
Hawking radiation
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Leonard Susskind ⓘ Stephen Hawking ⓘ black hole thermodynamics ⓘ event horizons ⓘ history of physics ⓘ quantum information ⓘ scientific controversy ⓘ |
| aimsTo | explain modern theoretical physics to a general audience ⓘ |
| author | Leonard Susskind ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explains |
how information might be preserved in black holes
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the development of the holographic principle ⓘ the role of string theory in resolving the information paradox ⓘ |
| features |
accounts of debates among theoretical physicists
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popular-level explanations of advanced physics concepts ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
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science writing ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
cosmology
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quantum field theory ⓘ science history ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
black hole information paradox
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black holes ⓘ holographic principle ⓘ information loss paradox ⓘ quantum gravity ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ string theory ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | intellectual dispute over black hole information loss ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting the scientific rivalry between Leonard Susskind and Stephen Hawking
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popularizing the black hole information paradox debate ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
early 21st century physics
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late 20th century physics ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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science enthusiasts ⓘ |
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