Years and years ago, shucks, it might have been 40 years ago or even a little more, I read one of those books written by popularizers of science. It wasn't written by Sagan or Asimov, I don't think it was written by that fellow who wrote Red Giants and White Dwarfs, Jastrow as I recall was his name, I don't think it was written by Robert L. Forward, but it might have been because I didn't know who Forward was then. Anyway, it was about relativity, and even though I'm something of a dumbass when it comes to stuff like that, after reading that book, I actually UNDERSTOOD relativity. I actually UNDERSTOOD why the universe just doesn't make any sense without that cosmic speed limit. That understanding faded from my consciousness very quickly, though. I can't offer you any better description of the book than that, but if you have any idea of which book that might be, I would appreciate it if you could direct me to it. I would love to read it again. I want to stress, I really did understand why that cosmic speed limit exists. It actually made sense to me, for a while. That was probably the best explanation of science to the layman that I've ever read. Thanks, Salviati, if you can help me find it.
-- Ron
= new reply since forum marked as read