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- Presents Einstein's scientific work in a larger historical context, which goes beyond existing biographies
- Contributes to a deeper understanding of theory of relativity by tracing step-by-step the development of physical concepts by the works of Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Maxwell, Mach and others
- Covers all aspects of relativity theory (special and general), as well as cosmology, the unified field theory quest and Einstein’s dispute over quantum physics
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 394)
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Front Matter
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General Relativity
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Front Matter
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Reviews
From the reviews:
Selected by Choice magazine as an "Outstanding Academic Title" for 2013
“Topper … has written an engaging, lucid account of Einstein’s development of the special and general theories of relativity. … Topper provides an easy, readable narrative … clear footnotes that add depth and detail without interrupting the story line. … Topper’s slender volume is impressive in successfully conveying to a general audience beyond the high-school level both the science and the detective work needed to reconstruct the history of the science. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All academic, general, and professional audiences.” (J. R. Burciaga, Choice, Vol. 50 (9), May, 2013)
“David Topper’s ‘How Einstein Created Relativity out of Physics and Astronomy’ presents both of the theories in an easily understandable and accessible way not requiring previous knowledge or familiarity with higher mathematics or tensor calculus. … I would definitely recommend reading it to those interested in any of the general themes of the book: relativity, history of physics and astronomy and Albert Einstein. This book is certainly worth reading, not just once, but many times.” (Kadri Tinn, AstroMadness.com, March, 2014)
Authors and Affiliations
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Winnipeg, Canada
David Topper
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: How Einstein Created Relativity out of Physics and Astronomy
Authors: David Topper
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4782-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-4781-8Published: 27 September 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9493-6Published: 15 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-4782-5Published: 25 September 2012
Series ISSN: 0067-0057
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 256
Topics: History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Popular Science in Astronomy