| Edition |
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 226 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-215) and index. |
| Contents |
In the beginning. Early life ; Breaking free ; Einstein and the Ploy ; Rejection ; Rescue -- The annus mirabilis. The doctoral thesis ; Jiggling atoms ; Particles of light ; The special one -- The long and winding word. The geometry of relativity ; Moving on ; In the shadow of a giant ; On the move ; First steps ; What Einstein should have known ; The masterwork -- Legacy. Black holes and timewarps ; Beyond reasonable doubt ; Making waves ; The universe at large -- The icon of science. Personal problems ; Fame ; A last quantum hurrah ; Exile ; Spooky action at a distance ; The final years. |
| Summary |
One of the world's most celebrated science writers reveals the origins of Einstein's General Theory—and provides a greater understanding of who Einstein was at the time of this pivotal achievement. |
| Subject |
General relativity (Physics) -- Popular works.
|
|
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
|
| Genre/Form |
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
|
| Subject |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. (OCoLC)fst00032023
|
|
General relativity (Physics) (OCoLC)fst00939815
|
| Added Author |
Gribbin, Mary, author.
|
| Other Editions: |
Reproduction of (manifestation): Gribbin, John, 1946- Einstein's masterwork London : Icon, 2015 (DLC) 2014495546 |
| ISBN |
1681772124 |
|
9781681772127 |
|
