Einstein for Beginners - Softcover

Schwartz, Joseph; McGuinness, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375714596 ISBN 13: 9780375714597

Publisher: Pantheon, 2003

Synopsis

Amusing, irreverent, sophisticated and highly accessible, Einstein for Beginners is the perfect introduction to Einstein's life and thought.

Reaching back as far as Babylon (for the origins of mathematics) and the Etruscans (who thought they could handle lightning), this book takes us through the revolutions in electrical communications and technology that made the theory of relativity possible. In the process, we meet scientific luminaries and personalities of imperial Germany, as well as Galileo, Faraday, and Newton; learn why moving clocks run slower than stationary ones, why nothing can go faster than the speed of light; and follow Albert's thought as he works his way toward E = mc2, the most famous equation of the twentieth century.

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Review:

One of the first in the series of For Beginners documentary comic books, Einstein for Beginners still holds up as a perfect introduction to the life and work of Albert Einstein. It has been said that only a small percentage of people really understand Einstein's theories, but this book goes a long way towards making them accessible to everyone.

From the Back Cover:

"The presentation of [Einstein's] discoveries is little short of inspired." -- The Washington Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Pantheon
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0375714596
• ISBN 13: 9780375714597
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176