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Relativity (Hardcover)

by Albert Einstein (Author)
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How better to learn the Special Theory of Relativity and the General Theory of Relativity than directly from their creator, Albert Einstein himself? In Relativity: The Special and the General Theory, Einstein describes the theories that made him famous, illuminating his case with numerous examples and a smattering of math (nothing more complex than high-school algebra). Einstein's book is not casual reading, but for those who appreciate his work without diving into the arcana of theoretical physics, Relativity will prove a stimulating read. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.


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This version of Einstein's The Meaning of Relativity epitomizes the key difficulty with abridgments: The work becomes a slave to the format. Rather than an alluring example of literature or scholarship, this pivotal scientific work disintegrates into watered-down, cut-and-pasted facts and hypotheses. However, narrator Lopez-Morillas is excellent. With firm pacing and vocal confidence, he eases the listener through the jarring textual splices. His clarity of expression and diction are guiding lights that enable the listener to complete this audio journey. The technical quality of this audiobook is above average, and the choice of both topic and reader are solid. Perhaps this would be a better choice in unabridged form. J.S.G. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Addressing Some Misconceptions, Mar 10 2008
This review is from: Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (Paperback)
Much has been said about Einstein's poor ability to write, namely with respect to this particular book. Einstein frequently mentions that this book, designed for the laity, will not be easy to read despite its purpose to clarify. Einstein states on numerous occasions that he does not wish to focus a tremendous amount of time on perfecting his writing style. In fact, he relegates this practice to "tailors" and "cobblers". Although, for us this certainly is a disadvantage because the end result is that only a select number of people in the population can interpret the Theory of Relativity correctly. Yet, the aim should be the reverse.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Straight from the horse's mouth, Jun 9 2004
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This review is from: Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (Paperback)
What better person to here about relativity than Einstein himself? This is a great book for anyone interested in relativity. I do have one problem with this book--it's a crappy translation, even taking into account the fact that it was written in the dialect of Great Britain. The language is too lugubrious for my taste.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Requires a Mature Reader, Jan 20 2004
By Christian Moulton "Andrew Moulton" (Lawrence, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (Paperback)
I've used this book with my high school students - very slow going. You can definitely understand the issues involved in relativity, even as a layman, from reading this book, but THIS IS NOT AN EASY READ! A mature, dedicated reader will get through this book. I'm proud of my high school students for struggling through this book, but readers at that age mostly do not have the intensity to really appreciate it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just science
I won't lie to you, the theory of relativity is not simple. The special relativty is easily understood, yet it is a topic covered in university as an speciality in majors more... Read more
Published on Nov 29 2003 by Roberto Macías

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
How better to learn and appreciate Einsteins theory's of relativity than from his own words. I read this book senior year of Highschool and found it quite engaging. Read more
Published on Oct 20 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Einstein, to humble for his own good.
This book is very interesting glimpse of where einstein was coming from. this is a book that is still interesting if you understand relativity, because einsein gives a very... Read more
Published on Aug 25 2003 by J. Schneiderwind

5.0 out of 5 stars What I think
I do not have this Edition , I have Princenton's Edition , but this is the most spectacular book I have ever read.

ps' The first time took to me 3 and 1/2 years, to read it.

Published on Jul 1 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Relativity for the layman? Explained by its creator.
In Relativity, Einstein trys to bring his theory of relativity to the masses. When the special and general theorys of relativity were concieved of by Einstein, they... Read more
Published on May 1 2003 by Jeremy Borden

3.0 out of 5 stars Relativity for the layman? Explained by its creator.
In Relativity, Einstein trys to bring his theory of relativity to the masses. When the special and general theorys of relativity were concieved of by Einstein, they... Read more
Published on May 1 2003 by Jeremy Borden

3.0 out of 5 stars Relativity for the layman? Explained by its creator.
In Relativity, Einstein trys to bring his theory of relativity to the masses. When the special and general theorys of relativity were concieved of by Einstein, they... Read more
Published on May 1 2003 by Jeremy Borden

4.0 out of 5 stars Use in parallel with some other book
In this book, Einstein appears to be explaining things to those people who have a hard-time digesting the ideas of relativity. Read more
Published on Dec 29 2002 by Alok Govil

5.0 out of 5 stars Einstein is also a genius at teaching
Most scientific genius' are poor at communicating their ideas to lay people who aren't versed in their high level math and vocabulary. Read more
Published on Dec 23 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Einstein: Lorentz plus Gauss equals Relativity.
Measuring-rods and clocks in a continuum of non-rigid reference-bodies. This is how Einstein explains his theories of relativity to those "who are not conversant with the... Read more
Published on Nov 28 2002 by Wesley L. Janssen

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