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All You Ever Wanted to Know about Black Holes: Marcus Chown
What is a Black Hole? How many are there in the Universe? How are they formed? What size are they and what would the consequences be if we were able to travel to a Black Hole?
To answer these questions and many more join me in conversation with Marcus Chown, an award-winning writer and broadcaster. Formerly a radio astronomer at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, he is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Brunel University. His books include The Ascent of Gravity, which was The Sunday Times Science Book of the Year; and he has just brought out his latest book A Crack in…
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