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Gravitational Waves: How Einstein's spacetime ripples reveal the secrets of the universe
Written by Brian Clegg
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An award-winning popular-science writer presents a compelling look at a powerful new pathway for understanding the workings of the universe.
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Brian Clegg
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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