The road to relativity : the history and meaning of Einstein's "The foundation of general relativity" featuring the original manuscript of Einstein's masterpiece /

This richly annotated facsimile edition of "The Foundation of General Relativity" introduces a new generation of readers to Albert Einstein's theory of gravitation. Written in 1915, this remarkable document is a watershed in the history of physics and an enduring testament to the eleg...

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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awduron: Gutfreund, Hanoch (Awdur), Renn, Jürgen, 1956- (Awdur)
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Princeton : Princeton University Press [2015]
Cyfres:EBL-Schweitzer
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1vwmgv8
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • The charm of a manuscript
  • Einstein's intellectual odyssey to general relativity
  • The annotated manuscript
  • Bibliographical notes to the annotation pages
  • Postscript: the drama continues
  • A chronology of the genesis of general relativity and its formative years
  • Physicists, mathematicians, and philosophers relevant to Einstein's thinking
  • Recommended reading
  • English translation of Einstein's paper.