Relativity: the Special and General Theory : A Clear Explanation of the Famous Theory that Brought about the Atomic Age
by Albert Einstein; Robert W. Lawson (trans)
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- 0517029618
- ISBN 13
- 9780517029619
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Cover Title: Relativity: the Special and General Theory : A Clear Explanation of the Famous Theory that Brought About The Atomic Age : With Only A High School Education The Reader Can Understand Albert Einstein's Explanation of His Epoch-Making Theory.
Inner Title: Relativity: the Special and General Theory : A Popular Exposition by Albert Einstein. Authorized Translation by Robert W. Lawson.
Synopsis
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist's presentation of his landmark theoryAccording to Einstein himself, this book is intended "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." When he wrote the book in 1916, Einstein's name was scarcely known outside the physics institutes. Having just completed his masterpiece, The General Theory of Relativity—which provided a brand-new theory of gravity and promised a new perspective on the cosmos as a whole—he set out at once to share his excitement with as wide a public as possible in this popular and accessible book.*First time in Penguin Classics*New introduction by bestselling science author Nigel Calder
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- Title
- Relativity: the Special and General Theory : A Clear Explanation of the Famous Theory that Brought about the Atomic Age
- Author
- Albert Einstein; Robert W. Lawson (trans)
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0517029618
- ISBN 13
- 9780517029619
- Publisher
- Crown
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 164
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- physics, relativity, science
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- Science & Technology;
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