L' universo e Einstein

Considering that this book was first published in 1948, that it was written by a non-scientist, and that Einstein himself wrote the introduction to it, the reader might be excused from thinking that it is hopelessly out of date. That would be a mistake, because it is still a useful introduction to t Leggi tutto

For the lay reader, this is an excellent summary of Einstein's (Einstein wrote the forward) key theories (See below for an an addition to this review, August 27, 2022): 1. The dual nature of light - particles and waves; the beginnings of quantum theory. 2. Everything is in motion; there's no absolute Leggi tutto

While the ostensible purpose of this book is to explain some of Albert Einstein's theories in layman's terms, in the process the late Life magazine editor Lincoln Barnett crafted some of the most marvelous sentences in English that I have ever read, particularly as he tackles the scope and grandeur

অসাধারণ একটা বই। বিজ্ঞানের সবচেয়ে কঠিন একটা তত্ত্বের যে এত সুন্দর আর সরল ব্যাখ্যা হতে পারে, এই বইখানি তার প্রকৃষ্ট উদাহরণ। আর সেই ষাটের দশকের অনুবাদকের তারিফ করতেই হয়। এতো ভালো অনুবাদ এখন দেখা যায়না। পড়তে পড়তে যে কেউ বিজ্ঞানের প্রেমে পরতে বাধ্য। Leggi tutto

I found this book in a pile of my father's old books. I carried it around for quite some time before reading it, but when I did I was very pleased with it. This book is a very clear and understandable explanation of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. I definitely think that my mathematical background

This book contains a forward written by Albert Einstein from 1948. It's subject however is on Einstein and much of the change of thought since Einstein's publications including his work of Relativity. Interesting developments taken from a time when Einstein was still working on his unified theory, s Leggi tutto

A lovely book I plucked off my physicist father's shelf. In plain English, it explains space-time relativity, gravity-acceleration equivalence, and others of Einstein's key discoveries. Barnett explains the powerful thought experiments that led Einstein to his findings: What does the universe look l Leggi tutto

Explaining the view of the universe that was enunciated by Albert Einstein to a non-scientific audience is difficult, few people can do it well. The theories of relativity were so revolutionary when first stated that it has been said that when Arthur Stanley Eddington was told in 1919 that he was o

This is really the first book in the sub-genre of "layman's physics." I first tried to read it when I was ten or eleven. I still have it & love it. I just like to hold it. It is a very comforting book to me -- it reminds me of a place in time, or should I say space/time? Ours was a book club edition. Leggi tutto