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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems by Galileo Galilei; Stillman Drake (Translator); Albert Einstein (Foreword by); John Heilbron (Introduction by); Galileo
Category: Science | Series: Modern Library Science Ser.
Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, published in Florence in 1632, was the most proximate cause of his being brought to trial before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, a genre common in classical philosophical works, Galileo masterfully demonstrates the truth of the Coperni ...Show more
Einstein on Politics - His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb by David A. Rowe; Albert Einstein; Robert Schulmann (Editor)
Category: Reference
The most famous scientist of the twentieth century, Albert Einstein was also one of the century's most outspoken political activists. Deeply engaged with the events of his tumultuous times, from the two world wars and the Holocaust, to the atomic bomb and the Cold War, to the effort to establish a Jewis ...Show more
General and Special Relativity by Albert Einstein; Martin Counihan (Introduction by)
Category: Science | Series: Great Works That Shape Our World Ser.
Special and General Relativityby Albert Einstein contains his core paper, 'Relativity, The Special & The General Theory. A Popular Exposition', which established his reputation as one of the greatest thinkers of our and perhaps any age. Also included are the four lectures he gave to explain his find ...Show more
Ideas and Opinions by Albert Einstein
Category: Philosophy
Ideas and Opinions is the most definitive collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings, gathered under the supervision of Einstein himself. The selections cover works from his earliest days up to his death in 1955.
Relativity by Albert Einstein
Category: Science | Series: Routledge Great Minds
Time magazine's "Man of the Century", Albert Einstein is the founder of modern physics and his theory of relativity is the most important scientific idea of the modern era. In this short book, Einstein explains, using the minimum of mathematical terms, the basic ideas and principles of the theory that h ...Show more
Relativity - 100Th Anniversary Ed by Albert Einstein
Category: Science
A handsome annotated edition of Einstein's celebrated book on relativity After completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote Relativity. Intended for a popular audience, the book remains one of the most lucid explanations of the special and gene ...Show more
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein
Category: Science
Description: After completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote a book about relativity for a popular audience. His intention was "to give an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philos ...Show more
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein
Category: Science
This book, a collection of Einstein's own popular writings on his work, describes the meaning of his main theories in a way virtually everyone can understand.
Relativity - The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein; Nigel Calder (Introduction by)
Category: Science
An accesible version of Einstein's masterpiece of theory, written by the genius himself According to Einstein himself, this book is intended "to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theo ...Show more
Special and General Relativity (Concise Edition) by ALBERT EINSTEIN
Category: Science | Series: Foundations Ser.
Einstein's pioneering work helped shaped the cultural landscape of the world today. Now in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader. Special and General Relativity by Albert Einstein contains his core paper, 'Relativity, The Special & The General Theory. A Popular Exposition', which establi ...Show more
The Meaning of Relativity by Albert Einstein
Category: Science
The world would be a very different place if it were not for Albert Einstein. Like Newton and Galileo before him, this remarkable scientist changed forever mankind's understanding of the universe. In 1921, five years after proclaiming his general theory of relativity, Einstein was awarded the Nobel Priz ...Show more