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Einstein 1905 : the standard of greatness / John S. Rigden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rigden, John S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physicists--Intellectual life.
- Physicists.
- Quantum theory.
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955--Influence.
- Einstein, Albert.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- For Einstein, 1905 was a remarkable year. It was also a miraculous year for the history and future of science. In six short months, he published five papers that would transform our understanding of nature. This unparalleled period is the subject of Rigden's book, which deftly explains what distinguishes 1905 from all other years in the annals of science, and elevates Einstein above all other scientists of the twentieth century.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Prologue. The Standard of Greatness: Why Einstein?
- March. The Revolutionary Quantum Paper
- April. Molecular Dimensions
- May. "Seeing" Atoms
- June. The Merger of Space and Time
- September. The Most Famous Equation
- Epilogue. Beyond 1905
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-164) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674042759
- 0674042751
- OCLC:
- 1013947107
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