Cathie Pelletier, S. James Gates Jr.

Proving Einstein Right

The Daring Expeditions That Changed How We Look at the Universe

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Produktbeschreibung

The true story of the epic journey to scientifically prove the Theory of Relativity, which would catapult Albert Einstein to fame and forever change our understanding of how the universe came into being.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: PublicAffairs, U.S.
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 164mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 614g
• ISBN-13: 9781541762251
• ISBN-10: 1541762258
• Artikelnr.: 53934730

Autorenporträt

Sylvester James "Jim" Gates, Jr. is a theoretical physicist who is most known for his work on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He is the Brown Theoretical Physics Center Director, Ford Foundation Professor of Physics, Affiliate Professor of Mathematics, and Faculty Fellow, Watson Institute for International Studies & Public Affairs at Brown University. In 2013, he was awarded the National Medal of Science, the highest award in the United States given to scientists. He is former president of the National Society of Black Physicists, and Vice President of the American Physical Society. He is a fellow at the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Institute of Physics in the United Kingdom. Professor Gates gives popular-level lectures regularly and makes frequent appearances in documentaries about science. Cathie Pelletier is the critically acclaimed author of twelve books, including The Funeral Makers, The Weight of Winter, and The One-Way Bridge . Several have been translated into numerous languages, and two have been made into films. She lives in Allagash, Maine.