Einstein's Masterwork
1915 and the General Theory of Relativity
In 1915, Albert Einstein unveiled his masterwork - a theory, in his words, 'of incomparable beauty': the General Theory of Relativity. It is sometimes overshadowed - wrongly, argues John Gribbin - by his work of 1905, the Special Theory of Relativity and E = mc². Just over 100 years later, the first direct detection of gravitational radiation is seen as the ultimate proof of the General Theory's accuracy.The General Theory describes the evolution of the Universe, black holes, the behaviour of orbiting neutron stars, and why clocks run slower on Earth than in space. It even suggests the possibility of time travel.In this 'beautifully written a…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-84831-854-0
- EAN: 9781848318540
- Produktnummer: 20064071
- Verlag: Icon Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'711 KB
Über den Autor
JOHN GRIBBIN is one of the world's best-known and bestselling popular science authors, described as 'one of the finest and most prolific writers of popular science around' by the Spectator. His numerous books include In Search of Schrödinger's Cat (Bantam, 1984), Science: A History (Penguin, 2010), Erwin Schrödinger and the Quantum Revolution (Black Swan, 2013) and many more. He lives with his wife Mary in Sussex.
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