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Einstein And Relativity


No. of pages 96

Published: 2012

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At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world... E = mc2 is the world's most famous equation, but what does it mean and why were Einstein's theories so groundbreaking? Einstein's revolutionary papers on his Theories of Relativity changed mankind's view of the world and universe for ever, establishing him as one of our greatest scientific minds - but when he died, he considered himself a failure. Einstein & Relativity tells the gripping story of Einstein's early life (in which he failed all subjects except maths and physics) through to his most important research. After publishing his two innovative Theories of Relativity, he then wasted over two decades searching for a comprehensive theory, in contradiction to his previous work. The Big Idea: Einstein & Relativity is accessible and absorbing, placing Einstein's life and work into the context of science up to that point and distilling his complex theories into bite-size pieces for anyone and everyone. The Big Idea series is a fascinating look at the greatest advances in our scientific history, and at the men and women who made these fundamental breakthroughs.

 

 

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Cornerstone .

 

This book features the following character:

Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (18791955) was a German-born theoretical physicist widely regarded as one of the most influential and groundbreaking scientists of the 20th century. He is best known for developing the theory of relativity, particularly the equation E = mc, which describes the relationship between energy (E), mass (m), and the speed of light (c). This equation became a foundational principle in modern physics. Major Contributions included: (I) Theory of Relativity: Special Relativity (1905): This theory revolutionized the understanding of time and space, proposing that the laws of physics are the same for all observers in uniform motion, and that the speed of light is constant, regardless of the observer's motion.(ii) General Relativity (1915): Expanding on special relativity, Einstein proposed that gravity is not a force between masses but a curvature in space-time caused by the presence of mass and energy. This theory predicted phenomena such as the bending of light by gravity, which was confirmed during a solar eclipse in 1919, catapulting Einstein to worldwide fame. (iii) Photoelectric Effect: In his paper on the photoelectric effect, Einstein showed that light can behave as both a wave and a particle (later called photons). This was a key development in quantum theory and contributed to the early foundations of quantum mechanics. (iv) Brownian Motion: Einstein's work on Brownian motion provided evidence for the existence of atoms and molecules, further advancing the field of statistical mechanics.