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"BUILD YOUR OWN TIME MACHINE"
INTERVIEW ABOUT NEW SCIENCE BOOK PROJECT.
"Take one wormhole, stabilise it, apply an electric charge and then load onto a rocket….", these instructions for building a time machine are taken from a fascinating new book written by Dr Jim Al-Khalili. A physicist from the University of Surrey, Dr Al-Khalili adopts the popular science and humorous approach in his book on 'Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines'.
Aimed at teenagers and non-scientists, Dr Al-Khalili explains the basis of Einstein's work on spacetime and relativity and raises unusual questions on 'what shape is the universe' and 'how do you see a black hole'? The reader is drawn into the sci-fi world of time travels and the possible realities of building a time machine.
Dr Al-Khalili will be conducting a series of interviews to discuss the sci-fi possibilities seen in your favourite Star Trek programme and other futuristic films. If you would like to interview Dr Al-Khalili, fill in your details on the enclosed form or contact:
Hilary Robinson, Cobalt Blue Communications, tel, 01252 728040 or email:
hilaryr@cobaltblue.com
Notes to Editors
Dr Jim Al-Khalili works as a theoretical physicist at the University of Surrey in Guildford. He is a pioneering populariser of science and is dedicated to conveying the wonder of science and to demystifying its frontiers for the general public. He is an active member of the Public Awareness of Nuclear Science European Committee. His research is into the properties of new types of atomic nuclei containing neutron halos. He is a lecturer at the University of Surrey and has taught on quantum physics, relativity theory, mathematics and nuclear physics.
"Black Holes, Wormholes & Time Machines" written by Jim Al-Khalili, Institute of Physics Publishing.
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