By: Albert EINSTEIN (1879 - 1955), translated by Robert W. LAWSON (1890 - 1960)
This is an introduction to Einstein’s
space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, written by the
master himself. Special and General relativity explain the structure of
space time and provide a theory of gravitation, respectively. Einstein’s
theories shocked the world with their counterintuitive results,
including the dissolution of absolute time. In this book he brings a
simplified form of his profound understanding of the subject to the
layperson. In the words of Einstein: “The present book is intended, as
far as possible, to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity
to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point
of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with
the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics.” The book is
challenging at times but, when approached patiently, proves itself one
of the most lucid explanations of Relativity to be found anywhere. [Due
to transcription or optical character recognition errors in creating
online texts, and because of less-than-clear fonts in some printed
texts, the variables as read in some of the equations here are not as
Einstein intended. For example, the numeral ‘one’ has frequently been
printed and read as the letter ‘I.’ In addition, some equations do not
translate well into the spoken word. If you require completely accurate
renditions of Einstein’s mathematical formulas, we suggest that you
consult a published text.] — Summary written by Kelly Bescherer [and
Laurie Anne Walden]
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Science
Language: English
Running Time: 3:39:59
Zip file size: 103.1MB
Catalog date: 2007-03-28
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