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Books : The Meaning of Relativity, Fifth Edition: Including the Relativistic Theory of the Non-Symmetric Field (Princeton Science Library)In association with Amazon.comby: Albert Einstein  List Price: $17.95 Amazon.com's Price: $12.21 You Save: $5.74 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 530.11 EAN: 9780691120270 ISBN: 0691120277 Label: Princeton University Press Manufacturer: Princeton University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: November 01, 2004 Publisher: Princeton University Press Studio: Princeton University Press Sales Rank: 248403 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: In 1921, five years after the appearance of his comprehensive paper on general relativity and twelve years before he left Europe permanently to join the Institute for Advanced Study, Albert Einstein visited Princeton University, where he delivered the Stafford Little Lectures for that year. These four lectures constituted an overview of his then controversial theory of relativity. Princeton University Press made the lectures available under the title The Meaning of Relativity, the first book by Einstein to be produced by an American publisher. As subsequent editions were brought out by the Press, Einstein included new material amplifying the theory. A revised version of the appendix "Relativistic Theory of the Non-Symmetric Field," added to the posthumous edition of 1956, was Einstein's last scientific paper. Amazon.com Review: In 1921, a young Albert Einstein traveled to America to give four lectures at Princeton University, paving the way for a more complete acceptance of his theory of general relativity. These lectures are published together as The Meaning of Relativity, and were revised with each new edition until Einstein's death. Despite Einstein's profession that he thought without using words, his examples and descriptions of the relativistic world he perceived are clear and easy to follow. Unfortunately for nontechnical readers, his presentation requires deep diversions into mathematics often enough to break up the flow of his narrative, and they may find this rough terrain. But for the mathematically sophisticated or the devoted scientific historian, these lectures are profoundly illuminating--Einstein's bright, quiet genius shines through in the simplicity and economy of his writing. Two appendices follow the lectures: the first covers advances and experimental verifications after 1921; the second, "Relativistic Theory of the Non-Symmetric Field," was Einstein's last scientific paper. The Meaning of Relativity documents a revolution in progress and yields to the careful student deeper truths than those found in physics textbooks. --Rob Lightner Average Rating:
 Rating: - A dense, but brilliant, collection of lecturesLaymen, such as myself, are familiar with the equation e=mc2; yet how many of us non-scientists actually know what this means? Einstein explains this in a series of four lectures. While the explaination is clear, the mathematics behind it (and the implications of relativity theory) are far from easy for the layperson to understand. The first section on space and time in pre-relativity physics provides the foundation for exactly why his theories are so revolutionary. I was able to ... Read More Rating: - A Classic CollectionThis book is an excellent collection of 'lectures' by Einstein himself and present the 'eventual' form of the Special & General Theories of Relativity (as in the 1950s). A handy accompaniment to undergraduate study in relativity, the book is a *mathematical* exposition into its broad features - and is NOT by any means a popular/lay account of what the theories mean. The title of the book may be a little dis-orienting in this regard - but the subtitle should lay to rest any doubts! Einstein ... Read More Rating: - The Meaning of Relativity by Albert EinsteinEinstein's theory seeks to unite time, space and impliedly distance and light phenomena into a rational set of equations which are congruent to the Euclidian geometry. In essence, the concept of time is meaningless except in relation to light . Without light, there would be no reference point for measuring distance in space because the whole area would be dark and unidentifiable for scientific measurement and comparison purposes. The use of the volumetric triple integral ... Read More Rating: - Will never collect dust....There are numerous books on general relativity currently on the market, and these range in difficulty from those written for the beginner or the layman, those written for graduate students in physics, and research monographs covering specialized topics. It is always refreshing to go back to the originator of the subject, and take part in his special insights on the topic. Philosophers and historians of science can definitely benefit from a perusal of this book. The author begins this book with ... Read More Rating: - Einstein goes deeper.The Meaning of Relativity is an advanced book. The title should have made it clear. Einstein delves here into what his theory actually MEANS. That is, what must we change (if anything...) in our world conception, in the way we think, as a consequence of his immense discovery. Just think that he meddled with time, a concept static since so long that it is registered deep in our DNA: our concept of time goes back to the epoch where our main purpose was to survive the day (sounds familiar? No, no, it ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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