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Egdall, Ira Mark

 
9789814525596: Einstein Relatively Simple: Our Universe Revealed In Everyday Language

Synopsis

'Outstanding Academic Title for 2014' by CHOICEEinstein Relatively Simple brings together for the first time an exceptionally clear explanation of both special and general relativity. It is for people who always wanted to understand Einstein's ideas but never thought they could.Told with humor, enthusiasm, and rare clarity, this entertaining book reveals how a former high school drop-out revolutionized our understanding of space and time. From E=mc2 and everyday time travel to black holes and the big bang, Einstein Relatively Simple takes us all, regardless of our scientific backgrounds, on a mind-boggling journey through the depths of Einstein's universe. Along the way, we track Einstein through the perils and triumphs of his life -- follow his thinking, his logic, and his insights -- and chronicle the audacity, imagination, and sheer genius of the man recognized as the greatest scientist of the modern era.In Part I on special relativity we learn how time slows and space shrinks with motion, and how mass and energy are equivalent. Part II on general relativity reveals a cosmos where black holes trap light and stop time, where wormholes form gravitational time machines, where space itself is continually expanding, and where some 13.7 billion years ago our universe was born in the ultimate cosmic event -- the Big Bang.

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Einstein Relatively Simple unites surprisingly an especially clear clarification of both exceptional and general relativity. It is for individuals who constantly needed to comprehend Einstein's thoughts however never thought they could.Told with amusingness, energy, and uncommon lucidity, this engaging book uncovers how a previous secondary school drop-out upset our comprehension of space and time. From E=mc2 and ordinary time travel to dark gaps and the huge explosion, Einstein Relatively Simple takes all of us, paying little respect to our logical foundations, on a brain boggling venture through the profundities of Einstein's universe. En route, we track Einstein through the hazards and triumphs of his life take after his reasoning, his rationale, and his bits of knowledge and annal the daringness

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9789814525589: Einstein Relatively Simply: Our Universe Revealed in Everyday Language

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ISBN 10 :  9814525588 ISBN 13 :  9789814525589
Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co P..., 2014
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