Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. A Spacetime Appetizer 5
6. 2. Relatively Speaking 22
7. 3. Einstein on Trial 40
8. 4. Wave Talk and Bar Fights 60
9. 5. The Lives of Stars 77
10. 6. Clockwork Precision 94
11. 7. Laser Quest 112
12. 8. The Path to Perfection 129
13. 9. Creation Stories 150
14. 10. Cold Case 167
15. 11. Gotcha 186
16. 12. Black Magic 206
17. 13. Nanoscience 226
18. 14. Follow-Up Questions 246
19. 15. Space Invaders 267
20. 16. Surf’s Up for Einstein Wave Astronomy 288
21. Notes and Further Reading 307
22. Acknowledgments 320
23. Illustration Credits 321
24. Index 323