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Award-winning investigative journalist Anna Crowley Redding presents the riveting true story of one of the most inspiring scientific breakthroughs of our lifetime—the Event Horizon Telescope team’s reveal of the first image of a super massive black hole.
In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope team unveiled the first ever image of a super massive black hole.
This inspiring scientific breakthrough took years of hard work, innovative thinking, and a level of global cooperation never seen before. A multi-national team of scientists, lead by Dr. Shep Doeleman and Dr. Heino Falcke, used eight of the largest telescopes from around the world to collect over four million billion bytes of data, which was flown to teams of computer scientists and mathematicians, including Katie Bouman, who had the impossible task of stitching together all of these images.
Black Hole Chasers is a story of unique technological innovation and scientific breakthroughs, but more importantly, it’s a story of human curiosity and triumph.
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“Short biographies of notable scientists and contributors to the project highlights its history, diversity, scope, and complexity…The twists and turns of this scientific breakthrough should pique reader curiosity about innovation.”
— Publishers Weekly
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“An intriguing and comprehensive look at the subject…Her book explains complex ideas in easy-to-understand terms…Put in the hands of your aspiring scientists and readers with insatiable curiosity. An essential purchase.”
— School Library Journal (starred review)
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Finalist for the 2022 Maine Literary Award for Young Adult Literature
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About Anna Crowley Redding
Anna Crowley Redding is the author of three books and the recipient of multiple Edward R. Murrow and Associated Press awards for her investigative reporting. Her works have been translated into multiple languages, garnered national news coverage, and been recognized by the National Science Teaching Association for excellence.
About Lauren Ezzo
Lauren Ezzo, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a commercial voice talent and Chicago-based actor and graduate of Hope College. She has acted in Peppermint Creek Theatre Company’s world premiere of Or You Could Kiss Me. Her narrations have placed her on several “Best of the Year” lists, including AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of the Year list. In 2018, she was part of a full cast of narrators nominated for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Original Work.