The curious history of relativity
how Einstein's theory of gravity was lost and found again
by Jean Eisenstaedt
"Almost one hundred years after general relativity replaced Newton's theory of gravitation, The Curious History of Relativity tells the story of the events surrounding general relativity and the techniques employed by Einstein and the relativists to construct, develop, and understand his almost impenetrable theory. Jean Eisenstaedt, one of the world's leading experts on the subject, also discusses the theory's place in the evolution of twentieth-century physics. He describes the main stages in the development of general relativity: its beginnings, its strange crossing of the desert during Einstein's lifetime while under heated criticism, and its new life from the 1960s on, when it became vital to the understanding of black holes and the observation of exotic objects, and, eventually, to the discovery of the accelerating universe."--Jacket.
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Curious History of Relativity: How Einstein's Theory of Gravity Was Lost and Found Again
2018, Princeton University Press
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The curious history of relativity: how Einstein's theory of gravity was lost and found again
2006, Princeton University Press
in English
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The Curious History of Relativity: How Einstein's Theory of Gravity Was Lost and Found Again
September 18, 2006, Princeton University Press
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