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Relativity: The Special and the General - Hardcover, by Einstein Albert - Good
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- Condition
- Type
- Textbook
- ISBN
- 9780691166339
- Book Title
- Relativity : the Special and the General Theory-100th Anniversary Edition
- Item Length
- 8.9 in
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 100
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- Science
- Topic
- History, Physics / Relativity
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Item Weight
- 17 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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A handsome annotated edition of Einstein's celebrated book on relativity After completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote a book about relativity for a popular audience. His intention was "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." The book remains one of the most lucid explanations of the special and general theories ever written. In the early 1920s alone, it was translated into ten languages, and fifteen editions in the original German appeared over the course of Einstein's lifetime. This new edition of Einstein's celebrated book features an authoritative English translation of the text along with an introduction and a reading companion by Hanoch Gutfreund and Jürgen Renn that examines the evolution of Einstein's thinking and casts his ideas in a broader present-day context. A special chapter explores the history of and the stories behind the early foreign-language editions in light of the reception of relativity in different countries. This edition also includes a survey of the introductions from those editions, covers from selected early editions, a letter from Walther Rathenau to Einstein discussing the book, and a revealing sample from Einstein's handwritten manuscript. Published on the hundredth anniversary of general relativity, this handsome edition of Einstein's famous book places the work in historical and intellectual context while providing invaluable insight into one of the greatest scientific minds of all time.
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691166331
ISBN-13
9780691166339
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208516091
Product Key Features
Book Title
Relativity : the Special and the General Theory-100th Anniversary Edition
Edition
100
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History, Physics / Relativity
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Qc173.57
Edition Description
Anniversary
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"I grew up reading this book. Many people have written expositions of relativity, but the master himself speaks with a certain authority. We get not only the content of the ideas, but the thought processes that helped create them. There's nothing quite like learning relativity from Einstein." --Sean Carroll, California Institute of Technology, "Hanoch Gutfreund, professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Jurgen Renn, director of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, augment the 100th anniversary edition of [ Relativity ] with a reading companion to make Einstein's thinking clearer to present-day readers." ---Mike Perricone, Symmetry Magazine, "This new edition of Einstein's popular presentation of both special and general relativity is a joy to read. Over the past hundred years, relativity has been brought to the public in many forms'e"magazines, books, documentaries'e"but there's nothing quite like being guided through one of the most profound scientific insights of all time by the master himself." 'e"Brian Greene, Columbia University, "This book will play a vital role in introducing new readers to Einstein and the many fascinating questions surrounding his work." 'e"Richard Staley, author of Einstein's Generation: The Origins of the Relativity Revolution, "This book is not only an important historical document, but displays the style and clarity of Einstein's thought in a manner accessible to a wide readership. It's good that it is being reissued in this fine new edition to mark the centenary of his greatest insights." 'e"Martin Rees, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, and Astronomer Royal, "I grew up reading this book. Many people have written expositions of relativity, but the master himself speaks with a certain authority. We get not only the content of the ideas, but the thought processes that helped create them. There's nothing quite like learning relativity from Einstein." 'e"Sean Carroll, California Institute of Technology, "This exciting new edition of Einstein's book will be of real interest to scholars as well as general readers--and it is perfectly timed for the centennial of Einstein's general theory of relativity." --David Kaiser, author of How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival, "Nobody is better at explaining relativity than Einstein himself; his account provides a combination of depth and clarity that only he could confidently produce. . . . This 100th anniversary edition is complemented by commentary from Gutfreund and Renn, who clarify some key points and add historical perspective, making Einstein's own words even more accessible and meaningful." ---Tom Siegfried, Science News, "I can still see some fugitive magic in Relativity . . . it conjures Einstein as the oracle presenting a theory to the world--one of the most revolutionary and profound theories of all time." ---Pedro Ferreira, Nature, "Nobody is better at explaining relativity than Einstein himself; his account provides a combination of depth and clarity that only he could confidently produce. . . . This 100th anniversary edition is complemented by commentary from Gutfreund and Renn, who clarify some key points and add historical perspective, making Einstein's own words even more accessible and meaningful." --Tom Siegfried, Science News, I can still see some fugitive magic in Relativity . . . it conjures Einstein as the oracle presenting a theory to the world--one of the most revolutionary and profound theories of all time. --Pedro Ferreira, Nature|9780691166339|, "This exciting new edition of Einstein's book will be of real interest to scholars as well as general readers'e"and it is perfectly timed for the centennial of Einstein's general theory of relativity." 'e"David Kaiser, author of How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival, "This book will play a vital role in introducing new readers to Einstein and the many fascinating questions surrounding his work." --Richard Staley, author of Einstein's Generation: The Origins of the Relativity Revolution, "Hanoch Gutfreund, professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Jurgen Renn, director of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, augment the 100th anniversary edition of [ Relativity ] with a reading companion to make Einstein's thinking clearer to present-day readers." --Mike Perricone, Symmetry Magazine, "This new edition of Einstein's popular presentation of both special and general relativity is a joy to read. Over the past hundred years, relativity has been brought to the public in many forms--magazines, books, documentaries--but there's nothing quite like being guided through one of the most profound scientific insights of all time by the master himself." --Brian Greene, Columbia University, "I can still see some fugitive magic in Relativity . . . it conjures Einstein as the oracle presenting a theory to the world--one of the most revolutionary and profound theories of all time." --Pedro Ferreira, Nature, "This book is not only an important historical document, but displays the style and clarity of Einstein's thought in a manner accessible to a wide readership. It's good that it is being reissued in this fine new edition to mark the centenary of his greatest insights." --Martin Rees, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, and Astronomer Royal
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2015-934627
Commentaries by
Gutfreund, Hanoch, Renn, Jürgen
Dewey Decimal
530.11
Dewey Edition
23
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