Facing Infinity : Black Holes and Our Place on Earth

'Combines science with journalism to weave a captivating account of the most extraordinary objects in the universe: black holes. A superior account.' Marcus Chown 'Facing Infinity is an especially attractive introduction to a wonderfully attractive subject.' Frank Wilczek Did you know that black holes are essential to life on Earth? From GPS navigation to understanding climate change, these enigmatic objects shape our daily existence in ways you'd never imagine. In Facing Infinity, astrophysicist Jonas Enander takes us on an extraordinary journey from eighteenth-century Britain to cutting-edge observatories around the world, revealing how the universe's darkest phenomena illuminate both our origins and our future.