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The single most original idea a human mind has every created If you dont know why Einstein is famous this short book is the reason. In it he outline that time is not constant 1 year for me is not the same as 1 year for you (depending how many plane trips you've made) and time can in fact stop completely. I can here your mumblings of disbelief, just scientific mumbo jumbo?, How can you stop time?, how can you ever prove you can stop time?. What makes this work so impressive is the now 100 year old mountain of experimental observation and rigorous testing that have... more info
A uniqe conversation with one of the greatest minds of mankind. This book is an excellent example of the fact that nobody can explain a theory better than it own creator. The main characteristic of Einstein's text is the clarity succeeded through brevity which renders this essay a terrific non technical introduction both for Special and General theories of Relativity. Some chapters dealing with the notions of space and time have a more philosophical approach but the rest of the book is pure physics. The usage of mathematical formulas is negligible and confined only to... more info
He wasn't a genius at everything then? .
Looking for a clear, simple guide to relativity? Then read something else. I don't doubt the quality of this book if you're of the required intellect to understand it, but it is not a casual read and will disappoint the layman hoping to gain some insight directly from "the man". The maths is useless to the casual reader and further complicates an already unfathomable book Either it does not translate into English well, or Mr E did not know how to comunicate with idiots like me :o(
Great for the young student of Physics Great for the young student of Physics
This is an excellent book, written in the “Master’s” own style and faithfully translated from the German by Robert Lawson. The translation dates to 1920 and new readers may find the English a little quaint, but for all that, it is a great effort at presenting in “plain speak”, the concepts of Relativity.
The book starts with a lucid explanation of the Train and Platform example of Galelian Relativity and then proceeds to highlight the incompatibility... more info
