Einstein's masterwork : 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity

Gribbin, John, 1946- author.

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"One of the world's most celebrated science writers reveals the origins of Einstein's General Theory. In 1915, Albert Einstein presented his masterwork to the Prussian Academy of Sciences--a theory of gravity, matter, space, and time: the General Theory of Relativity. Einstein himself said it was "the most valuable theory of my life," and a work "of incomparable beauty." The General Theory describes the evolution of the universe, reveals the exis...

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ISBN:

9781681772127
1681772124

Edition:

First Pegasus Books hardcover edition

Description:

xiii, 226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:

Originally published: London : Icon, 2015
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-215) and index

Contents:

In the beginning. Early life ; Breaking free ; Einstein and the Poly ; Rejection ; Rescue
The annus mirabilis. The doctoral thesis ; Jiggling atoms ; Particles of light ; The special one
The long and winding road. The geometry of relativity ; Moving on ; In the shadow of a giant ; On the move ; First steps ; What Einstein should have known ; The masterwork
Legacy. Black holes and timewarps ; Beyond reasonable doubt ; Making waves ; The universe at large
The icon of science. Personal problems ; Fame ; A last quantum hurrah ; Exile ; Spooky action at a distance ; The final years

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1867445

Other Authors:

Gribbin, Mary, author

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