Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity

by John Gribbin

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In 1915, Albert Einstein presented his masterwork to the Prussian Academy of Sciences--a theory of gravity, matter, space and time: the General Theory of Relativity. Einstein himself said it was "the most valuable theory of my life," and "of incomparable beauty." It describes the evolution of the universe, black holes, the behavior of orbiting neutron stars, and why clocks run slower on the surface of the earth than in space. It even suggests the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:168177528X

ISBN13:9781681775289

Release Date:October 2017

Publisher:Pegasus Books

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"

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