How Einstein Created Relativity out of Physics and Astronomy
This book tracks the history of the theory of relativity through Einstein's life, with in-depth studies of its background as built upon by ideas from earlier scientists. The focus points of Einstein's theory of relativity include its development throughout his life; the origins of his ideas and his indebtedness to the earlier works of Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Mach and others; the application of the theory to the birth of modern cosmology; and his quest for a unified field theory. Treading a fi…
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- Full title :How Einstein Created Relativity out of Physics and Astronomy / David Topper [aut]
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This book tracks the history of the theory of relativity through Einstein's life, with in-depth studies of its background as built upon by ideas from earlier scientists. The focus points of Einstein's theory of relativity include its development throughout his life; the origins of his ideas and his indebtedness to the earlier works of Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Mach and others; the application of the theory to the birth of modern cosmology; and his quest for a unified field theory. Treading a fine line between the technical and popular (but not shying away from the occasional equation), this book explains the entire range of relativity and weaves an up-to-date biography of Einstein throughout. The result is an explanation of the world of relativity, based on an extensive journey into earlier physics and a simultaneous voyage into the mind of Einstein, written for the curious and intelligent reader.
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- Publication Date:2013
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- Publisher(s):Springer
- Place of Publication:New York, NY
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013
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- Description:1 online resource (xv, 254 p.) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781461447825, 1461447828, 9781461447818, 146144781X
- DOI:10.1007/978-1-4614-4782-5
- oclc:ocn980894640
- Dewey Decimal:530.11
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