Nneinstein's book on relativity

When he wrote the book in 1916, einstein s name was scarcely known outside the physics institutes. List of scientific publications by albert einstein wikipedia. Einsteins work on relativity is indeed the greatest contribution to the philosophy of science. Einsteins theory of relativity and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. General relativity, or the general theory of relativity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published by albert einstein in 1916 and the current description of gravitation in modern physics. The special and the general theory by albert einstein, einstein. Nonetheless, it is the edition with a drawing of einstein s face on the cover, with the title above the drawing and the subtitle and authors name below it. But in this book the inventor himself explains both the special and the general theories in terms that the layman can understand. The new book by jeffrey bennett introduces einsteins theory of relativity to a lay audience, explaining why black holes dont suck and other. Einsteins 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. Einstein wrote a book too, and it remains in print to this day. Albert einstein 5 preface december, 1916 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.

He states at the beginning of the book that hes trying to keep it concise and at a level where most people should be able to understand the small amounts of mathematics he uses. Having just completed his masterpiece, the general theory of relativitywhich provided a brandnew theory of gravity and promised a new perspective on the cosmos as a wholehe set out at once to share his excitement with as wide a public as possible in this popular and accessible book. After completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in november 1915, albert einstein wrote a book about relativity for a popular. According to einstein himself, this book is intended to.

Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. An accesible version of einsteins masterpiece of theory, written by the genius himself. Einstein s monograph on the theory of relativity is simply brilliant, of course. I doubt youll wind up understanding very much relativity theory from reading this book, but youll certainly have gained a vivid impression of some of the. One hundred years ago, einstein s theory of general relativity baffled the press and the public. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of pages and is available in paperback format. Einstein s theory of general relativity predicted that the spacetime around earth would be not only warped but also twisted by the planets rotation. Einstein s theory of relativity is a famous theory, but its little understood.

A handsome annotated edition of einsteins celebrated book on relativity. The theory of relativity refers to two different elements of the same theory. One hundred years ago, einsteins theory of general. 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.