Relativity: The Special & the General Theory by Albert Einstein
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"Relativity: The Special & the General Theory" by Albert Einstein is a popular science book published in German in 1916. Einstein sets out to explain his revolutionary theories of relativity to readers without advanced mathematical training. Through thought experiments involving trains, light beams, and moving observers, he reveals how space and time are not absolute but relative to the observer's motion. The book challenges fundamental assumptions about simultaneity, introduces the constant speed
of light, and explores the Lorentz transformation and time dilation, ultimately uniting the laws of mass and energy conservation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Lawson, Robert W. (Robert William) |
| Title |
Relativity: The Special & the General Theory A Popular Exposition, 3rd ed. |
| Alternate Title |
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory A Popular Exposition, 3rd ed. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativity:_The_Special_and_the_General_Theory |
| Credits | Andrew D. Hwang. HTML version by Laura Natal. (This ebook was produced using OCR text generously provided by the University of Toronto Robarts Library through the Internet Archive.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QC: Science: Physics |
| Subject | Relativity (Physics) |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 36114 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-36114-7 |
| Release Date | May 15, 2011 |
| Last Update | Mar 31, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 634 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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