A Crack in Everything: How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage

The fascinating story of how we discovered black holes, the scientific enigma that could unlock the answers to mankind’s most profound questions about the universe.

Marcus Chown is an award-winning science writer and broadcaster. Formerly a radio astronomer at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, his non-fiction books include Breakthrough, What a Wonderful World, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You and The Ascent of Gravity, which was The Sunday Times Book of the Year. His fiction includes Felicity Frobisher and the Three-Headed Aldebaran Dust Devil. Chown also launched the Solar System for iPad app, which won The Bookseller Digital Innovation of the Year.