Einstein: A Life in Science - Couverture souple

White, Michael; Gribbin, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0671010441 ISBN 13 : 9780671010447

Editeur : Pocket Books, 1997

Synopsis

This biography of Albert Einstein is also an accessible introduction to his scientific theories.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'A superb introduction to his scientific work, the clearest and most accessible I have read'
J. G. Ballard, Daily Telegraph
'An unqualified success'
Literary Review
'[The authors] achievement is to make Einstein's ideas intelligible . . . Mind-stretching but lucid . . . a rare adventure in enlightenment'
Sunday Times
'Anyone who has attempted - as perhaps we all should - to understand at least a lay-person's view of quantum physics . . . should not hesitate to read it, for it is exposition as its best'
Spectator
'Gives Einstein's theories as much space as his foibles. Amid all the gossip and hearsay, it is refreshing to be reminded that Einstein is not just famous for being famous, but because he had a mind that was more in tune with nature that any other has ever been'
Independent on Sunday
'Michael White and John Gribbin give an absorbing and lucid account of the public man, and a most comprehensible summary of the theories of space-time, relativity, electromagnetism and much else'
Dr Anthony Clare, Sunday Express
'Gribbin's contributions are what anyone would expect. He has great skill in explaining hard scientific concepts in simple language, a rare gift'
New Scientist
'Ideal reading for those who have always wanted to know what E=MC2 means but were afraid to ask'
Jewish Chronicle
'Clear and cogent explanations of [Einstein's] pervasive influence on modern physics'
Sunday Telegraph
'The historical context of Einstein's life is well described by White . . . the strength of this book lies in the way Gribbin conveys the importance and meaning of relativity'
New Statesman
'Michael White and John Gribbin alternate the skills of a biographer with those of a physicist who is a prolific populariser . . . the silliest part of the Einstein myth was that his theories were incomprehensible. White and Gribbin work in the recent tradition where even general relativity makes sense with the right physical picture'
Scotsman
'It is 100 years since Albert Einstein burst from obscurity with his world-changing theories. Robin McKie enjoys the best accounts of a godless failed husband, bohemian pacifist and universal genius'
Observer 27/3

'White and Gribbin weave together the story of Einstein's life and an extended explanation - understandable even to the scientifically challenged - of the way his theories changed our view of the universe'
Sunday Times 27/3

Présentation de l'éditeur

Albert Einstein for ever changed our view of the world and no one can hope to understand it without understanding his work. Einstein still towers over the twentieth century, although his most important work dates from 1905. Everyone knows his important and groundbreaking equation, but most of us could not explain what it means. Now for the first time, John Gribbin and Michael White make it clear and interesting for nonscientists and show us just how important Einstein's achievements were.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pocket Books
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0671010441
• ISBN 13: 9780671010447
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible