relativity (physics)

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relativity (physics)

Introducing relativity

2002
Explains Einstein's theories of special and general relativity through text and cartoons, covering his thought experiments, space-time, curved spaces, and other related topics.

Einstein's jury

the race to test relativity
2006
Examines Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity through the eyes of astronomers in Germany, England, and America who competed to test his conclusions.

Simply Einstein

relativity demystified
2003
Explains the simple principles that underlie Albert Einstein's early-twentieth-century theory of relativity, and discusses the theory's implications about the nature of space, time, and matter.

The meaning of relativity

1984
Consists of the text of Einstein's Stafford Little Lectures, delivered in May, 1921 at Princeton University. Includes an appendix discussing advances in the theory of relativity since 1921, and an appendix on his Generalized Theory of Gravitation.

Einstein's universe

a guide to the theory of relativity
1990
Examines and explains Einstein's theories of relativity as they pertain to high-speed motion and gravity.

Einstein's universe

1982
Examines and explains Einstein's theories of relativity as they pertain to high-speed motion and gravity.

Relativity

from Einstein to black holes
1988
Surveys Einstein's work on developing his theory of relativity and discusses recent developments in radioastronomy, cosmology, and field theory based on Einstein's discovery.

The end of time

the next revolution in physics
2000
Provides basic evidence for the nonexistence of time, explaining what a timeless universe is like and showing how the nonexistence of time solves a great paradox of modern science.

Relativity

opposing viewpoints
1990
Explores Einstein's theory of relativity, its initial reception as well as current scientific acceptance of his ideas about time and space, and the mysterious workings of our universe.

An equation that changed the world

Newton, Einstein, and the theory of relativity
1994
Translation of: Eine Formel verandert die Welt. Compares the arguments of Newton and Einstein, using them to illustrate advances in knowledge.

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