Selections from The Principle of Relativity (On the Shoulders of Giants)

Einstein, Albert,Hawking, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0762420235 / ISBN 13: 9780762420230

Verlag: Running Press, 2004

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Inhaltsangabe:

Einstein's essay, On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, introduces his famous “principle of relativity,” one of the twentieth century's most revolutionary concepts. In his introduction to this seminal work, the renowned physicist Stephen Hawking cuts through Einstein's mathematical complexities to explain this revolutionary concept in language that excites and informs the reader. This book features selections from a translation of the original essay, The Principle of Relativity, as well as an insightful biography of Einstein and Hawking's informative summary.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Stephen Hawking's ability to make science understandable and compelling to a lay audience was established with the publication of his first book, A Brief History of Time, which has sold nearly 10 million copies in 40 languages. Hawking has authored or participated in the creation of numerous other popular science books, including On the Shoulders of Giants and The Illustrated On the Shoulders of Giants.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Selections from The Principle of Relativity ...
Verlag: Running Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
Einband: paperback
Zustand: Very Good