As the leading chronicler of the search for gravitational waves, Harry Collins has been right there with the scientists since the start.

“In part an account of sociological fieldwork among scientists in the field and part astronomy-history mystery. . . . a terrific read.” —Nature Gravity’

A fascinating account, written in real time, of the unfolding of a scientific discovery: the first detection of gravitational waves. Scientists have been trying

A fascinating account, written in real time, of the unfolding of a scientific discovery: the first detection of gravitational waves.

On 14 September 2015, after 50 years of searching, gravitational waves were detected for the first time and astronomy changed for ever. Until then, investigatio