The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics

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popular science book

The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics is a popular science book by physicist Leonard Susskind recounting his intellectual battle with Stephen Hawking over the black hole information paradox and its implications for quantum theory.

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instanceOf popular science book ⓘ
about Hawking radiation ⓘ
Leonard Susskind NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stephen Hawking NERFINISHED ⓘ
black hole thermodynamics ⓘ
event horizons ⓘ
history of physics ⓘ
quantum information ⓘ
scientific controversy ⓘ
aimsTo explain modern theoretical physics to a general audience ⓘ
author Leonard Susskind NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
explains how information might be preserved in black holes ⓘ
the development of the holographic principle ⓘ
the role of string theory in resolving the information paradox ⓘ
features accounts of debates among theoretical physicists ⓘ
popular-level explanations of advanced physics concepts ⓘ
genre popular science ⓘ
science writing ⓘ
hasPerspective first-person narrative ⓘ
hasSubjectArea cosmology ⓘ
quantum field theory ⓘ
science history ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
hasSubtitle My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject black hole information paradox ⓘ
black holes ⓘ
holographic principle ⓘ
information loss paradox ⓘ
quantum gravity ⓘ
quantum mechanics ⓘ
string theory ⓘ
mediaType hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
print ⓘ
narrativeFocus intellectual dispute over black hole information loss ⓘ
notableFor depicting the scientific rivalry between Leonard Susskind and Stephen Hawking ⓘ
popularizing the black hole information paradox debate ⓘ
publicationDate 2008 ⓘ
publisher Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
setInPeriod early 21st century physics ⓘ
late 20th century physics ⓘ
targetAudience general readers ⓘ
science enthusiasts ⓘ

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