The present book is intended, as far as possible, to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are... More > interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics. The work presumes a standard of education corresponding to that of a university matriculation examination, and, despite the shortness of the book, a fair amount of patience and force of will on the part of the reader.< Less
How better to learn the Special Theory of Relativity and the General Theory of Relativity than directly from their creator, Albert Einstein himself? In Relativity: The Special and the General Theory,... More > Einstein describes the theories that made him famous, illuminating his case with numerous examples and a smattering of math (nothing more complex than high-school algebra). Einstein's book is not casual reading, but for those who appreciate his work without diving into the arcana of theoretical physics, Relativity will prove a stimulating read. "The present book is intended," Einstein wrote in 1916, "as far as possible, 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."< Less
From the PREFACE: ""The present book is intended, as far as possible, to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and... More > philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus
of theoretical physics. The work presumes a standard of education corresponding to that of a university matriculation examination, and,
despite the shortness of the book, a fair amount of patience and force of will on the part of the reader. The author has spared himself no pains in his endeavour to present the main ideas in the simplest and most intelligible form, and on the whole, in the sequence and connection in which they actually originated. In the interest of
clearness, it appeared to me inevitable that I should repeat myself frequently, without paying the slightest attention to the elegance of
the presentation." -Albert Einstein< Less
“Sidelights on Relativity” is composed of two speeches given within one year of each other. “Ether and the Theory of Relativity” was given as an address to the University of... More > Leyden on May 5th, 1920. “Geometry and Experience” was presented at the Prussian Academy of Sciences on January 27th, 1921.< Less
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the... More > father of modern physics and the most influential physicist of the 20th century. While best known for his mass–energy equivalence formula he received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum theory within physics. Our devoted team has spent tons of time to provide you with a best-selling, comprehensive and extraordinaty compendium which covers an enormous number of distinctive stages of the life of probably the most famous physicist the world has ever known.< Less
