Book summaryNoted historian and author Galison examines the ways in which some of the greatest theories have arisen from the most simple technologies. Galison focuses on Einstein's use of the telegraph, clock, and train timetables, and Poincare's use of maps in order to trace how from these basic objects two thinkers were able to question whether or not time itself was an absolute or was fundamentally relative. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. Media reviews"A richly detailed account of the interplay of scientific and technical issues at the beginning of the modern era." |
Einstein's Clocks, Poincare's Maps: Empires of Timeby Galison, Peter Louis
Book desription: W. W. Norton & Company, 2003-08. Hardback.. Very good condition./Very good dust jacket.. * * * Selling books of merit since 1988. * * * Prompt, Professional Service. Satisfaction Guaranteed. * * *
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