xviii, 300 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-295) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Einstein as a missionary of science -- Einstein's booklet: Relativity: The special and the general theory -- Part I. The special theory of relativity -- Part II. The general theory of relativity -- Part III. Considerations on the universe as a whole -- Appendixes -- A reading companion: thirteen commentaries -- A history and survey of foreign-language editions -- Appended documents.