1st Edition

The Meaning of Relativity

By Albert Einstein Copyright 2003
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

The world would be a very different place if it were not for Albert Einstein. Like Newton and Galileo before him, this remarkable scientist changed forever mankind's understanding of the universe. In 1921, five years after proclaiming his general theory of relativity, Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in recognition of his remarkable achievements. In the same year he travelled to... Read more

Space and Time in Pre-Relativity Physics.  The Theory of Special Relativity.  The General Theory of Relativity.  Appendix I On the 'Cosmologic Problem'.  Appendix II Relativistic Theory of the Non-Symmetric Field.  Index

Biography

Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Described in his obituary in The Times as 'the greatest scientist of modern times.'

'Einstein's little book serves as an excellent tying together of loose ends and as a broad survey of the subject.' – Physics Today