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Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity

Author: John Gribbin.

Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity

Author: John Gribbin.

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Item #: D21102
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2017
Publisher: Pegasus
ISBN: 9781681775289
In 1915, Albert Einstein presented his masterwork to the Prussian Academy of Sciences: a theory incorporating gravity, matter, space, and time—his general theory of relativity. In it, he describes black holes, the evolution of the universe, why clocks run slower on the surface of the earth than in space, and even the possibility of time travel. Althoug... More
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In 1915, Albert Einstein presented his masterwork to the Prussian Academy of Sciences: a theory incorporating gravity, matter, space, and time—his general theory of relativity. In it, he describes black holes, the evolution of the universe, why clocks run slower on the surface of the earth than in space, and even the possibility of time travel. Although Einstein's special theory of relativity from 1905 contains the famous equation E=mc2, astrophysicist John Gribbin makes the case here that 1915 better deserves to be considered the scientist's high-water mark, and he puts Einstein's astonishing breakthrough in the context of his life and work.


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