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A stubbornly persistent illusion : the essential scientific writings of Albert Einstein / [edited with commentary by Stephen Hawking].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy.
- Relativity (Physics).
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
- Einstein, Albert.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (481 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Running Press, c2007.
- Summary:
- With commentary by the greatest physicist of our time, Stephen Hawking, this anthology has garnered impressive reviews. PW has called it ?a gem of a collection" while New Scientist magazine notes the ?thrill of reading Einstein's own words." From the writings that revealed the famous Theory of Relativity, to other papers that shook the scientific world of the 20th century, A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion belongs in every science fan's library.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; Introduction By Stephen Hawking; The Principle of Relativity; Relativity - The Special and General Theory; Sidelights on Relativity; Selections from The Meaning of Relativity; Selections from The Evolution of Physics; Autobiographical Notes; Selections from Out of My Later Years; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-44967-2
- 9786612449673
- 0-7624-3922-X
- OCLC:
- 654029357
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