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A fascinating examination of the possibility of time travel and the scientific breakthrough that may make it happen. A fascinating examination of the possibility of time travel and the scientific breakthrough that may make it happen. Author Biography: Barry Parker, Ph.D, is an award-winning science writer and the author of eleven highly acclaimed books in popular science, including Alien Life , Cosmic Time Travel , Einstein's Dream , and Einstein's Brainchild . Cover......Page 1 OTHER RECOMMENDED BOOKS......Page 3 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Preface......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 CHAPTER 1 Introduction......Page 14 CHAPTER 2 Einstein and the Elasticity of Time......Page 26 CHAPTER 3 Space That Bends and Twists......Page 54 CHAPTER 4 Taming the Curvature......Page 78 CHAPTER 5 The Nature of Time and Space-time......Page 100 CHAPTER 6 The Discovery of Space-time Tunnels......Page 116 CHAPTER 7 Rips in the Fabric of Space: Black Holes......Page 134 CHAPTER 8 Spinning Gateways......Page 154 CHAPTER 9 Searching for Time Tunnels......Page 178 CHAPTER 10 Journey into a Black Hole......Page 204 CHAPTER 11 Overcoming the Problems......Page 228 CHAPTER 12 Wormholes and Other Universes......Page 252 CHAPTER 13 Advanced Civilizations and Time Travel......Page 272 CHAPTER 14 Faster Than Light?......Page 288 CHAPTER 15 Epilogue......Page 298 Glossary......Page 302 Bibliography......Page 310 Index......Page 316 Ever since H. G. Wells penned his novel The Time Machine, man has dreamed of breaking the bonds of time and traveling into the misty future, and back to the past.