This hour, we celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Einstein's general theory of relativity with author and scholar Marcia Bartusiak. Bartusiak's latest book is called Black Hole: How an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated by Einstein, and Gambled on by Hawking Became Loved.
We also check in with a local professor whose theory on black holes has some calling him the next Einstein.
And later, Star Trek writer, producer, and science advisor André Bormanis joins us to talk about black holes in pop culture.
GUESTS:
- Marcia Bartusiak - Writer and Professor of the Practice of the Graduate Program in Science Writing at MIT; her most recent book is Black Hole: How an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated by Einstein, and Gambled on by Hawking Became Loved
- Nikodem Pop?awski - Theoretical physicist; Senior Lecturer and Physics Coordinator at the University of New Haven
- André Bormanis - Writer and producer for the Star Trek: Enterprise television series; science consultant for Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and the Star Trek: The Next Generation feature film series
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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
