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The Meaning of Relativity

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Meaning of Relativity
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Albert Einstein
SeriesRoutledge Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreRelativity physics
ISBN/Barcode 9780415285889
ClassificationsDewey:530.11
Audience
Undergraduate
General
Illustrations index

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 6 February 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The world would be a very different place if it were not for Albert Einstein. Like Newton and Galileo before him, this remarkable scientist changed forever mankind's understanding of the universe. In 1921, five years after proclaiming his general theory of relativity, Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in recognition of his remarkable achievements. In the same year he travelled to the United States to give four lectures that consolidated his theory and sought to explain its meaning to a new audience. These lectures were published the following year as The Meaning of Relativity, which he revised with each new edition until his death. It remains a key work for anyone wishing to discover at first hand the workings of one of the most inspiring minds of the twentieth century.

Author Biography

Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Described in his obituary in The Times as 'the greatest scientist of modern times.'

Reviews

'Einstein's little book serves as an excellent tying together of loose ends and as a broad survey of the subject.' -- Physics Today