| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 324 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Title page; Preface; Contents; Albert Einstein: A Portrait; Mechanics and Electromagnetism in the Late Nineteenth Century: The Dynamics of Maxwell's Ether; Mechanistic Science, Thermodynamics, and Industry at the End of the Nineteenth Centur y; The Origins and Concepts of Special Relativity; General Relativity: Gravitation as Geometry and the Machian Programme; The Rebirth of Cosmology: From the Static to the Expanding Universe; Testing Relativity; Einstein and Quantum Theory; The Quantum Debate: From Einstein to Bell and Beyond. |
| Summary |
It is now a century ago that one of the icons of modern physics published some of the most influential scientific papers of all times. With his work on relativity and quantum theory, Albert Einstein has altered the field of physics forever. It should not come as a surprise that looking back at Einstein's work, one needs to rethink the whole scope of physics, before and after his time. This books aims to provide a perspective on the history of modern physics, spanning from the late 19th century up to today. It is not an encyclopaedic work, but it presents the groundbreaking and sometimes provoc. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. (OCoLC)fst00032023
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Physics.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Energy.
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Physics. (OCoLC)fst01063025
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Relativiteitstheorie.
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Speciale relativiteitstheorie.
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Kosmologie.
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Kwantummechanica.
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| Added Author |
Mamone Capria, Marco.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Physics before and after Einstein. Amsterdam : IOS Press, 2005 (DLC) 2005923350 |
| ISBN |
1429402385 (electronic bk.) |
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9781429402385 (electronic bk.) |
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