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Preface and acknowledgements ix

Part I: Einstein’s revolution 1

1 From Aristotle to Hiroshima 3

2 Einstein in a nutshell 7

3 The twin paradox 31

4 How to build an atomic bomb 40

5 The four-dimensional universe 50

6 Time travel is possible 66

7 Can the mind understand the world? 71

Part II: Philosophical progress 75

8 Who invented space? 77

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SPACE, TIME AND EINSTEIN

Part III: Frontiers 175

17 Faster than light: was Einstein wrong? 177

18 The Big Bang: how did the universe begin? 185

19 Black holes: trapdoors to nowhere 188

20 Why haven’t aliens come visiting? 193

21 The inflationary and accelerating universe 197

22 Should we believe the physicists? 202

Appendix A: Spacetime diagrams 207

Appendix B: Symmetry and Lorentz’s minority interpretation 222

Appendix C: Simple formulas for special relativity 225

Appendix D: Websites 227

Appendix E: Guide to further reading 229

Index 239

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