Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 144.0 pages
- Published by: Mentor Book 1955
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0758107323
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0758107329
Product Description
Originally published in 1948 with a forward by Dr. Albert Einstein himself, THE UNIVERSE AND DR. EINSTEIN is a concise, lucid exposition of relativity theory which is comprehensible to almost any layman. Barnett often uses the same mental images that Einstein employed to originally develop relativity. This book is appropriate reading even for those with no background in physics. After more than 50 years, THE UNIVERSE AND DR. EINSTEIN remains required reading for every student and scientist seeking to unravel the complexity of Einstein's theories. It explains the answers that science offers to the puzzle of what exists, how and when.
Reader ReviewsI've read just about every book on Einstein's theories meant for the general reader (as well as not-so-general reader) and this is the clearest, most concise, and best-written book ever done on the subject. I read this book almost 35 years ago and it's good to see from the other reviews of the older editions of the work that people still know about this terrific little book. It's a little masterpiece of science reportage done during a time (1950) when there were very few talented writers doing this sort of thing (unlike today), and in which there wasn't much demand for science writers in general. Lincoln Barnett was a gifted journalist and he produced a little classic in this book.
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