Einstein: A Life in Science - Couverture rigide

White, Michael; Gribbin, John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0671711709 ISBN 13 : 9780671711702

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

The figure of Albert Einstein still towers over the 20th century, although his most important work dates from 1905. The one equation most people know is E=MC2, but most of us could not explain what it means. This book elucidates the special and general theories of relativity, as well as electromagnetism, space-time and other theories. It enables readers to appreciate the great physicist's achievements by laying out the context in which he developed his theories and the way that they were received.

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

As much as we all know that 'E = mc2' was Einstein's most important and groundbreaking equation, do we really know what it means or why Einstein is regarded as one of history's foremost thinkers? In this absorbing biography Michael White and John Gribbin reveal the man behind the physics and introduce us to his theories in an accessible and fascinating way.
With an updated preface for this new edition on the fiftieth anniversary of his death and the hundredth anniversary of the theory of relativity, EINSTEIN explains how the scientific icon changed our view of the world and why no one can ever hope to understand that world without first understanding his work.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0671711709
• ISBN 13: 9780671711702
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible