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Nature 450, 480-481 (22 November 2007) | doi:10.1038/450480b; Published online 21 November 2007

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Time deconstructed

Lawrence M. Krauss1

BOOK REVIEWEDThe New Time Travelers: A Journey to the Frontiers of Physics

by David Toomey

W. W. Norton: 2007. 320 pp. £15.99, $25.95

There are innumerable books on time travel, including the masterful Black Holes and Time Warps by Kip Thorne, one of the key players in a serious scientific investigation of the possibility of time travel. The subject has a chequered history, peppered with false claims and hyperbole.