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Delphi Collected Works of Albert Einstein US Illustrated

Albert Einstein

Publisher: Delphi Publishing Ltd

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Widely regarded as the most influential physicist of the twentieth century, Albert Einstein developed the special and general theories of relativity. His work won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for its explanation of the photoelectric effect. Einstein also made important contributions to statistical mechanics and quantum theory. His mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from special relativity, is the world’s most famous equation. Einstein’s groundbreaking work, decades ahead of its time, continues to inform and inspire the work of scientists across the world. This eBook presents Einstein’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare translations, concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

 
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Einstein’s life and works* Concise introductions to the major texts* The complete ‘Annus mirabilis Papers’ of 1905* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Fully illustrated with the original equations* Easily locate the sections you want to read* Special Supplementary Material section, with seminal essays evaluating Einstein’s contribution to physics* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres

 
CONTENTS:

 
Annus mirabilis PapersOn a Heuristic Point of View about the Creation and Conversion of Light (1905)On the Movement of Small Particles (1905)On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies (1905)Does the Inertia of a Body Depend upon its Energy-Content? (1905)

 
Other WorksThe Development of Our Views on the Composition and Essence of Radiation (1909)The Field Equations of Gravitation (1915)The Foundation of the Generalised Theory of Relativity (1916)Relativity: The Special and General Theory (1916)Dialog about Objections against the Theory of Relativity (1918)Time, Space and Gravitation (1919)A Brief Outline of the Development of the Theory of Relativity (1920)The Bad Nauheim Debate (1922)The Meaning of Relativity (1922)Sidelights on Relativity (1922)Fundamental Ideas and Problems of the Theory of Relativity (1923)

 
Supplementary MaterialPrinciple of Relativity (1909) by H. MinkowskiThe Foundations of Einstein’s Theory of Gravitation (1920) by Erwin FreundlichEinstein’s Theories of Relativity and Gravitation (1921) by J. Malcolm BirdEinstein and the Universe by Charles Nordmann (1922)
Available since: 12/15/2024.
Print length: 2123 pages.

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