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The Formative Years of Relativity

By Hanoch Gutfreund

The Formative Years of Relativity

By Hanoch Gutfreund

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First published in 1922 and based on lectures delivered in May 1921, Albert Einstein's The Meaning of Relativity offered an overview and explanation of the then new and controversial theory of relativity. The work would go on to become a monumental classic, printed in numerous editions and translations worldwide. Now, The Formative Years of Relativity introduces Einstein's masterpiece to new audiences. This beautiful volume contains Einstein's insightful text, accompanied by important historical materials and commentary looking at the origins and development of general relativity. Hanoch Gutfreund and Jürgen Renn provide fresh, original perspectives, placing Einstein's achievements into a broader context for all readers. In this book, Gutfreund and Renn tell the rich story behind the early reception, spread, and consequences of Einstein's ideas during the formative years of general relativity in the late 1910s and 1920s. They show that relativity's meaning changed radically throughout the nascent years of its development, and they describe in detail the transformation of Einstein's work from the esoteric pursuit of one individual communicating with a handful of colleagues into the preoccupation of a growing community of physicists, astronomers, mathematicians, and philosophers.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
415
Release Date:
2017-09-26
Publication Date:
2017-10-31
Publisher:
Princeton Univers. Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0691174636
ISBN13:
9780691174631
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[email protected]
Weight:
1259 g
Height:
207 cm
Width:
261 cm
Thickness:
40 cm
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