false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175887692m/571211.jpg 571211 6 In 1921, a young Albert Einstein traveled to America to give four lectures at Princeton University, paving the way for a more complete acceptance of his theory of general relativity. These lectures are published together as <I>The Meaning of Relativity</I>, and were revised with each new edition until Einstein's death. Despite Einstein's profession that he thought without using words, his examples and descriptions of the relativistic world he perceived are clear and easy to follow. Unfortunately for nontechnical readers, his presentation requires deep diversions into mathematics often enough to break up the flow of his narrative, and they may find this rough terrain. But for the mathematically sophisticated or the devoted scientific historian, these lectures are profoundly illuminating--Einstein's bright, quiet genius shines through in the simplicity and economy of his writing. Two appendices follow the lectures: the first covers advances and experimental verifications after 1921; the second, "Relativistic Theory of the Non-Symmetric Field," was Einstein's last scientific paper. <I>The Meaning of Relativity</I> documents a revolution in progress and yields to the careful student deeper truths than those found in physics textbooks. <I>--Rob Lightner</I> 558244 1960 The Meaning of Relativity total:25|5:10|4:6|3:8|2:1|1:0| 25 100 71 2 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 01:54:03 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 02:05:29 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Mon Jun 01 14:46:59 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 14:52:01 -0700 2009 1 4 0 false false Mon Nov 23 15:01:38 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 15:01:38 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 12:05:51 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 12:05:51 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Nov 19 12:11:10 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 12:11:10 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Nov 18 12:09:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 12:09:00 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 15 14:59:36 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 14:59:41 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 31 06:50:20 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 06:50:20 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 14 08:20:51 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 08:20:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 09 03:19:44 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 03:20:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 05:35:32 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 05:35:32 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 11 10:19:53 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 10:19:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 05 12:37:45 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 12:37:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 01 15:49:34 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 15:49:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 31 16:00:18 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 16:00:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 19:24:50 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 19:24:50 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 29 14:09:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 14:09:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 24 19:22:45 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 19:22:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 20 06:38:31 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 06:38:31 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jun 18 10:33:09 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 10:33:47 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=571211