Gravity's Kiss: The Detection of Gravitational Waves

Written in real time, this fascinating account takes you inside a landmark scientific discovery, long in the making: the first detection of gravitational waves.

“Thrilling like a spy story.” —Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

Scientists have been trying to confirm the existence of gravitational waves for more than 50 years. Then, in September 2015, came a “very interesting event” (as the cautious subject line in a physicist’s email read) that proved to be the first detec...