Gravity's Ghost and Big Dog: Scientific Discovery and Social Analysis in the Twenty-First Century

"In part an account of sociological fieldwork among scientists in the field and part astronomy-history mystery. . . . a terrific read." —Nature
Gravity's Ghost and Big Dog brings to life science's efforts to detect cosmic gravitational waves. These ripples in space-time are predicted by general relativity, and their discovery will not only demonstrate the truth of Einstein's theories but also transform astronomy. Although no gravitational wave has ever been directly detected, the previous fi...