Edwin E Slosson

Routledge Revivals: Easy Lessons in Einstein (1922)

A Discussion of the More Intelligible Features of the Theory of Relativity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1922, this book represents the first attempt to popularise the more accessible aspects of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. Eschewing the mathematical components that put the theory beyond many people's grasp, the author employs metaphorical examples and thought experiments to convey the fundamental ideas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9781138290075
• ISBN-10: 1138290076
• Artikelnr.: 60001745

Autorenporträt

Edwin Emery Slosson was an American magazine editor, author, journalist and chemist. He was the first head of Science Service, and a notable popularizer of science.

Inhaltsangabe

A Prefatorial Dialogue; Easy Lessons in Einstein Contradictory Experiments
The Conundrum of the Ages Paradoxes of Relativity Are You Sure of Your
Shape Introducing the Fourth Dimension Time as the Fourth Dimension A
Worm's-Eye-View Turning Time Backward The Metaphysics of the Movies The
Egocentric Theory of the Universe Non-Euclidean Geometry Some Simple
Examples The Eclipse Observations Who is Einstein? How to Lose Weight A
Substitute for Gravity Mechanical Versus Mathematical Minds The Weight of
Light Mutable Theories and Stable Facts Scientific Versus Legal Laws Time,
Space, and Gravitation; Works on Einstein Theory