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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
An accesible version of Einstein's masterpiece of theory, written by the genius himself
According to Einstein himself, this book is intended "to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." When he wrote the book in 1916, Einstein's name was scarcely known outside the physics institutes. Having just completed his masterpiece, The General Theory of Relativity—which provided a brand-new theory of gravity and promised a new perspective on the cosmos as a whole—he set out at once to share his excitement with as wide a public as possible in this popular and accessible book.
Here published for the first time as a Penguin Classic, this edition of Relativity features a new introduction by bestselling science author Nigel Calder.
According to Einstein himself, this book is intended "to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." When he wrote the book in 1916, Einstein's name was scarcely known outside the physics institutes. Having just completed his masterpiece, The General Theory of Relativity—which provided a brand-new theory of gravity and promised a new perspective on the cosmos as a whole—he set out at once to share his excitement with as wide a public as possible in this popular and accessible book.
Here published for the first time as a Penguin Classic, this edition of Relativity features a new introduction by bestselling science author Nigel Calder.
130 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1916
About the author
Albert Einstein
1,015 books9,754 followersSpecial and general theories of relativity of German-born American theoretical physicist Albert Einstein revolutionized modern thought on the nature of space and time and formed a base for the exploitation of atomic energy; he won a Nobel Prize of 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.
His paper of 1905 formed the basis of electronics. His first paper, also published in 1905, changed the world.
He completed his Philosophiae Doctor at the University of Zurich before 1909.
Einstein, a pacifist during World War I, stayed a firm proponent of social justice and responsibility.
Einstein thought that Newtonion mechanics no longer enough reconciled the laws of classical mechanics with those of the electromagnetic field. This thought led to the development. He recognized, however, that he ably also extended the principle to gravitational fields and with his subsequent theory of gravitation in 1916 published a paper. He continued to deal with problems of statistical mechanics and quantum theory, which led to his explanations of particle theory and the motion of molecules. He also investigated the thermal properties of light, which laid the foundation of the photon.
Best known for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, dubbed "the world's most famous equation," he received "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum theory.
He visited the United States when Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 and went not back to Germany. On the eve of World War II, he endorsed a letter, alerting Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president, to the potential development of "extremely powerful bombs of a new type" and recommending that the United States begin similar research. This recommendation eventually led to the Manhattan project. Einstein supported defending the Allied forces but largely denounced the idea of using the newly discovered nuclear fission as a weapon. Later, with Bertrand Russell–Einstein manifesto highlighted the danger of nuclear weapons.
After the rise of the Nazi party, Einstein made Princeton his permanent home as a citizen of United States in 1940. He chaired the emergency committee of atomic scientists, which organized to alert the public to the dangers of warfare.
At a symposium, he advised:
("Science, Philosophy and Religion, A Symposium," published by the Conference on Science, Philosophy and Religion in their Relation to the Democratic Way of Life, Inc., New York, 1941).
In a letter to philosopher Eric Gutkind, dated 3 January 1954, Einstein stated:
(The Guardian, "Childish superstition: Einstein's letter makes view of religion relatively clear," by James Randerson, May 13, 2008)
Great intellectual achievements and originality made the word "Einstein" synonymous with genius.
The institute for advanced study in Princeton, New Jersey, affiliated Einstein until his death in 1955.
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_E...
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobe
His paper of 1905 formed the basis of electronics. His first paper, also published in 1905, changed the world.
He completed his Philosophiae Doctor at the University of Zurich before 1909.
Einstein, a pacifist during World War I, stayed a firm proponent of social justice and responsibility.
Einstein thought that Newtonion mechanics no longer enough reconciled the laws of classical mechanics with those of the electromagnetic field. This thought led to the development. He recognized, however, that he ably also extended the principle to gravitational fields and with his subsequent theory of gravitation in 1916 published a paper. He continued to deal with problems of statistical mechanics and quantum theory, which led to his explanations of particle theory and the motion of molecules. He also investigated the thermal properties of light, which laid the foundation of the photon.
Best known for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, dubbed "the world's most famous equation," he received "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum theory.
He visited the United States when Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 and went not back to Germany. On the eve of World War II, he endorsed a letter, alerting Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president, to the potential development of "extremely powerful bombs of a new type" and recommending that the United States begin similar research. This recommendation eventually led to the Manhattan project. Einstein supported defending the Allied forces but largely denounced the idea of using the newly discovered nuclear fission as a weapon. Later, with Bertrand Russell–Einstein manifesto highlighted the danger of nuclear weapons.
After the rise of the Nazi party, Einstein made Princeton his permanent home as a citizen of United States in 1940. He chaired the emergency committee of atomic scientists, which organized to alert the public to the dangers of warfare.
At a symposium, he advised:
"In their struggle for the ethical good, teachers of religion must have the stature to give up the doctrine of a personal God, that is, give up that source of fear and hope which in the past placed such vast power in the hands of priests. In their labors they will have to avail themselves of those forces which are capable of cultivating the Good, the True, and the Beautiful in humanity itself. This is, to be sure a more difficult but an incomparably more worthy task... "
("Science, Philosophy and Religion, A Symposium," published by the Conference on Science, Philosophy and Religion in their Relation to the Democratic Way of Life, Inc., New York, 1941).
In a letter to philosopher Eric Gutkind, dated 3 January 1954, Einstein stated:
"The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this."
(The Guardian, "Childish superstition: Einstein's letter makes view of religion relatively clear," by James Randerson, May 13, 2008)
Great intellectual achievements and originality made the word "Einstein" synonymous with genius.
The institute for advanced study in Princeton, New Jersey, affiliated Einstein until his death in 1955.
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_E...
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobe
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October 24, 2021
sangat kering. penerjemahannya juga memakai istilah-istilah yang cukup arkaik sehingga menjadi tantangan tersendiri dalam memahaminya. misal: malaran (continuity), bahang (heat/kalor), dll
berisi berbagai ilustrasi pendukung dan persamaan-persamaan yang lumayan bisa diikuti. namun, di bagian lampiran justru saya rasa lebih menarik dibandingkan konten utamanya.
2 bintang untuk kontennya
4 bintang untuk lampiran
3 bintang untuk penerjemahan
rata-rata: 3 bintang.
berisi berbagai ilustrasi pendukung dan persamaan-persamaan yang lumayan bisa diikuti. namun, di bagian lampiran justru saya rasa lebih menarik dibandingkan konten utamanya.
2 bintang untuk kontennya
4 bintang untuk lampiran
3 bintang untuk penerjemahan
rata-rata: 3 bintang.
June 12, 2008
Teori relativitas gagasan Albert Einstein adalah teori yang bersifat matematik. Oleh karena itu tidak banyak orang yang benar-benar bisa memahami teori tersebut meskipun meminatinya. Dalam buku ini Einstein menuliskan gagasannya mengenai relativitas khusus untuk pembaca awam yang tidak fasih bahasa matematika fisika teori.
September 3, 2015
Ini adalaaaaah.... sebuah karya klasik yang layak, bahkan menurut saya, sangat layak untuk dibaca, khususnya oleh orang-orang yang mengaku meminati teori tersebut dan juga wajib untuk dikoleksi
July 28, 2019
Sampul : 4/5
Judul : 5/5
Pembuka : 5/5
Isi : 4/5
Penyampaian : 3/5
Bahasa/Terjemahan : 4/5
Penutup : 4/5
Layout : 4/5
Blurb : 3/5
TOTAL : 4 // 5
*Rekomendasi : 5/5
Judul : 5/5
Pembuka : 5/5
Isi : 4/5
Penyampaian : 3/5
Bahasa/Terjemahan : 4/5
Penutup : 4/5
Layout : 4/5
Blurb : 3/5
TOTAL : 4 // 5
*Rekomendasi : 5/5
October 4, 2019
Sains Underground 5: Bentang Rentang Pemikiran Fisika Modern oleh Prof. Freddy Permana Zen (FULL)
https://youtu.be/8e7Uc_2I08c
Blurb:
Salah satu kajian fisika awal abad ke-20 yang belum benar-benar dipahami oleh banyak orang sampai awal abad ke-21 adalah teori relativitas yang digagas oleh Albert Einstein. Diterjemahkan oleh fisikawan Liek Wilardjo, Relativitas: Teori Khusus dan Umum merupakan buah pena Einstein yang ditulis khusus untuk pembaca yang tidak akrab dengan matematika. Dalam buku ini Einstein menjelaskan secara populer gagasan-gagasan pokok relativitas khusus dan umum sebagaimana proses kreatif penemuan teori itu.
https://youtu.be/8e7Uc_2I08c
Blurb:
Salah satu kajian fisika awal abad ke-20 yang belum benar-benar dipahami oleh banyak orang sampai awal abad ke-21 adalah teori relativitas yang digagas oleh Albert Einstein. Diterjemahkan oleh fisikawan Liek Wilardjo, Relativitas: Teori Khusus dan Umum merupakan buah pena Einstein yang ditulis khusus untuk pembaca yang tidak akrab dengan matematika. Dalam buku ini Einstein menjelaskan secara populer gagasan-gagasan pokok relativitas khusus dan umum sebagaimana proses kreatif penemuan teori itu.
December 16, 2024
Saat pertama kali membaca buku ini, saya sangat kebingungan. Bahasa yang digunakan cukup berat bagi kaum awam dan diperlukan kemampuan imajinasi untuk membayangkan ruang-waktu dan berbagai pengaplikasian dari teori relativitas (cahaya memantul di kereta, kontraksi panjang, dan lain-lain). Setelah mengambil mata kuliah fisika modern, saya jadi lumayan terbayang makna buku ini walaupun masih banyak yang belum betul-betul saya pahami. Mungkin nanti buku ini akan saya baca ulang
April 29, 2022
Penejelasan mengenai teori reltivitas khusus dan umum einstein yang akan membantu umat manusia dalam mengamati alam semesta
Walaupun contohnya sederhana dan mudah dipahami namun penyampaian Einstein masih jauh lebih rumit dibandingkan Hawking
Walaupun contohnya sederhana dan mudah dipahami namun penyampaian Einstein masih jauh lebih rumit dibandingkan Hawking
April 20, 2019
Bisa melihat gagasan Einstein tentang teori ini sangat membantuku memahami teori relativistic di kuliah.
September 13, 2019
628 - 2019
Err... ternyata sudah punya yang edisi lama KPG, cuma beda cover doang...
Err... ternyata sudah punya yang edisi lama KPG, cuma beda cover doang...
June 1, 2026
"Senyatanya, teori relavitivtas umum memberikan suatu hubungan yang sederhana antara bentangan ruang jagat-raya dan kerapatan rata-rata materi di dalamnya kepada kita." -hlm. 138
Akhirnya berhasil menamatkan buku ini setelah susah payah menyelesaikannya. Berbeda dari buku-buku astronomi sebelumnya yang kubaca, di sini benar-benar pure membahas teori-teori yang digagas oleh Albert Einstein dalam kajian relativitas saja sehingga kita tidak akan menemukan penuturan teori dari ahli lain.
Yang paling terkenal adalah tentang pengamatan einstein terhadap kereta yang melaju cepat dengan mempertimbangkan penumpang dan orang di luar kereta yang memandang "dua dunia yang berbeda" itu. Jadi kita akan mengikuti banyak sekali pembahasan tentang hal-hal ini. Nggak jarang, Einstein akan memberikan banyak persamaan untuk mendukung teorinya ini yang tentu saja membuatku tersenyum terdiam.
Buku ini basically selesai di halaman 140 dan sisa halamannya adalah lampiran yang menunjukkan penjabaran atau penjelasan lanjut dari persamaan yang dia tulis, tapi karena aku nggak kuat lagi jadi aku putuskan tidak membaca bagian lampirannya hehehe.
Akhirnya berhasil menamatkan buku ini setelah susah payah menyelesaikannya. Berbeda dari buku-buku astronomi sebelumnya yang kubaca, di sini benar-benar pure membahas teori-teori yang digagas oleh Albert Einstein dalam kajian relativitas saja sehingga kita tidak akan menemukan penuturan teori dari ahli lain.
Yang paling terkenal adalah tentang pengamatan einstein terhadap kereta yang melaju cepat dengan mempertimbangkan penumpang dan orang di luar kereta yang memandang "dua dunia yang berbeda" itu. Jadi kita akan mengikuti banyak sekali pembahasan tentang hal-hal ini. Nggak jarang, Einstein akan memberikan banyak persamaan untuk mendukung teorinya ini yang tentu saja membuatku tersenyum terdiam.
Buku ini basically selesai di halaman 140 dan sisa halamannya adalah lampiran yang menunjukkan penjabaran atau penjelasan lanjut dari persamaan yang dia tulis, tapi karena aku nggak kuat lagi jadi aku putuskan tidak membaca bagian lampirannya hehehe.
March 24, 2026
Pusing.. Udah itu aja sumpah, walau memang sangat influential saya rasa daripada belajar dari buku ini lebih baik belajar dari sumber lain seperti buku ajar fisika atau apalah, lebih mudah dipahami
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