WAY better than ' About Time ' by Frank ( which was closer to ' Waste of Time ' ... ) Akward in parts but overall very good ( )

Very well written introduction to some of the more 'interesting' applications of modern physics. Don't panic, no equations. If you have ever wondered how possible time travel may be, without getting a degree in physics, this is the book for you. ( )

WAY better than ' About Time ' by Frank ( which was closer to ' Waste of Time ' ... ) Akward in parts but overall very good ( )

Relatively (and, of course, relativistically) easy reading on aspects of physics bearing on the possibility of time travel, which has not yet been proven to be impossible. Superluminal signaling schemes, hypermassive rotating cylinders, Gödel's rotating universes, Gott's cosmic strings, Kaku's Casimir-effect spheres, spacetime wormholes, and Mallett's helical light pipes are all among the ideas coming into the discussion. I dare say that statements like "[T]here is every chance to achieve [time travel] for real in the future" (p 262) are more likely to be made by authors who are science writers than by those who are physicists. Great stuff, and a good update on earlier books by Thorne and Davies.