From the fixed past to the tangible present to the undecided future, it feels as though time flows inexorably on. But is that an illusion? Discover more about these fascinating concepts in this book, brought to you from the editors of 'Scientific American' magazine.
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Time Travel
One of the most popular ideas in science fiction and a staple of literature for centuries, but is time travel possible?
Time and Memory
Neuroscientists have studied our perceptions of time, particularly with respect to memory. This may be crucial in understanding the nature of consciousness.
The Anthropology of Time
Different eras and cultures have completely different ways of measuring and describing the passage of time.
The Ultimate Clocks
Describing a variety of efforts to build time-measurement devices that operate in the extremes.
The Physics of Time
An exploration of the meaning of time in modern physics. How it is unified with the concept of space, and yet seems to be a dimension different from the others we know.
Illustrated Feature: Clocks Through the Ages
An appreciation of the devices used throughout history to measure the passage of time, from Stonehenge astronomical observatories to high-tech atomic clocks and GPS systems.
The Time of Our Lives
The ways in which clocks of different types are essentially wired into our genes, our cells, our behaviour.
