Icarus at the Edge of Time

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Icarus at the Edge of Time is a science-infused reimagining of the Icarus myth set in deep space, written by physicist Brian Greene to introduce complex ideas about black holes and relativity to a general audience.

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instanceOf book
children's book
science fiction novella
adaptationComposer Philip Glass NERFINISHED
adaptationIncludes film component
adaptationIncludes narration
orchestral score
adaptationNarrator various guest narrators
aim to introduce complex ideas about black holes to non-specialists
to make relativity accessible to a broad audience
author Brian Greene NERFINISHED
basedOn Greek myth of Icarus
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
educationalFocus black holes
general relativity
space-time
time dilation
educationalUse STEM education
public understanding of science
science outreach
featuresConcept event horizon
gravitational time dilation
relativistic space travel
genre popular science
science fiction
hasAdaptation Icarus at the Edge of Time (multimedia performance) NERFINISHED
intendedAudience general audience
young readers
language English
mainCharacter Icarus NERFINISHED
medium illustrated book
narrativeDevice science-infused retelling of myth
narrativeForm reimagining of classical myth
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
relatedWork The Elegant Universe NERFINISHED
The Fabric of the Cosmos NERFINISHED
relatedWorkAuthor Brian Greene NERFINISHED
scienceConsultant Brian Greene NERFINISHED
setting deep space
subject astrophysics
black hole physics
cosmology
theme curiosity
human ambition
limits of knowledge
risk and consequence

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Brian Greene notableWork Icarus at the Edge of Time