Time Unraveled: The Physics, Philosophy and Human Story of Time, from the First Sunrise to the Last Star - Couverture souple

Pathak, Govind

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ISBN 13 : 9798163820955

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

What is time, and why does it refuse to fit our everyday understanding?

A clock can measure an interval with extraordinary precision. Yet measuring time and explaining it are very different challenges.

Why does an hour sometimes drag while a year seems to vanish? Why can we remember yesterday but never tomorrow? And how can two accurate clocks disagree about how much time has passed?

Time Unraveled invites you to explore these questions through science, history, philosophy, and the experience of being human.

Travel from the ancient passage tombs of Ireland to the frontiers of optical and nuclear timekeeping. Encounter Greek and Indian philosophers, discover how civilizations organized their lives around celestial cycles, and enter Einstein’s universe, where time depends on motion and gravity.

Along the way, discover:

• Why your phone’s navigation depends on Einstein, and why satellite clocks need relativistic corrections.

• Why the universe has no single, universal "now," and what that means for our understanding of reality.

• Why time appears to move in one direction, through the connections between entropy, memory, and change.

• Why the years can seem shorter as we grow older and how attention and memory shape our experience.

• How India, China, the Maya and the Islamic world measured and imagined time, connecting astronomy, culture, and everyday life.

• What increasingly precise clocks could reveal about nature, and why timekeeping remains a frontier of discovery.

With nearly seventy original illustrations, alongside tables, thought experiments, and feature boxes, this accessible journey makes challenging ideas approachable. No specialist background is required. Only curiosity.

The book distinguishes established findings from open questions and speculation, giving readers room to think, question, and wonder.

You may never look at a clock, or the passing years, in quite the same way again.

About the author

Dr. (Hon.) Govind Pathak is an award-winning author, technologist, and systems thinker with three decades of experience in telecommunications, a field where precise timing keeps networks coordinated. The author of more than a dozen books, including the Amazon bestseller Entangled Realities, explores the connections between science, technology, philosophy, and human understanding.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798163820955
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 241
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible