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The Special Theory of Relativity

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Special Theory of Relativity
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Bohm
Preface by John D. Barrow
SeriesRoutledge Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreRelativity physics
ISBN/Barcode 9780415404259
ClassificationsDewey:530.11
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 23 black & white line drawings

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 4 September 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In these inspiring lectures David Bohm explores Albert Einstein's celebrated Theory of Relativity that transformed forever the way we think about time and space. Yet for Bohm the implications of the theory were far more revolutionary both in scope and impact even than this. Stepping back from dense theoretical and scientific detail in this eye-opening work, Bohm describes how the notion of relativity strikes at the heart of our very conception of the universe, regardless of whether we are physicists or philosophers.

Author Biography

David Bohm (1917--1992). A close colleague of Einstein's at Princeton University after World War II, Bohm would himself go on to become one of the great physicists of the twentieth century. Persecuted for his radical politics during the era of the McCarthy hearings, he left the US in 1952 to teach first in Brazil and then in the UK. Popular Science/Physics/Philosophy

Reviews

'Bohm presents a highly original view of what it means to look at the world with new eyes.' -- Journal of Consciousness Studies