About this title: Time 's 'Man of the Century', Albert Einstein is the unquestioned founder of modern physics, and relativity the most important scientific idea of the modern era. In this famous short book Einstein explains clearly, using the minimum amount of mathematical terms, the basic ideas and principles of the theory which has shaped the world we live in today. Unsurpassed by any subsequent books on relativity, this remains the most popular and useful exposition of Einstein's immense contribution to human knowledge.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Crown Trade Paperbacks, N. Y.
ISBN-13:9780517884416ISBN:0517884410
Description: Cover Art. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The soft cover has very light shelf wear. Light yellowing pages............We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Crown Trade Paperbacks, New York
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780517884416ISBN:0517884410
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. VG. Cover bright & clean with slight edgewear. Text bright but with some pencil notations. Otherwise a clean, tight copy. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Includes both explanatory illustrations and mathematical derivations of Einstein's theories. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Crown Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780517884416ISBN:0517884410
Description: Very Good Plus. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Slight yellowing of text, otherwise like new-crisp, tight, and unmarked. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers, Inc
Date Published: 1961
Description: Good. Book will be packaged with care for a safe journey! Missing dust jacket, name on inside cover. *** 13 Years of online selling experience! ! **** Customer satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers, Inc
Date Published: 1961
Description: Good in Good jacket. BOMC/Book Club. Used hardcover with dust jacket. Both are in good condition with light wear to dust jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Publisher: Crown Publishers, New York, NY
Date Published: 1961
Description: 8vo. 164pp with appendices, bibliography and index. Illustrated with two black and white portraits and the expected mathematical equations. Black cloth boards titled in silver on spine. Pages lightly age-toned, boards lightly soiled and shelfworn, Very Good Plus in a lightly edgeworn and rubbed DJ that is Very Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers, Inc
Date Published: 1961
Description: Good in Good jacket. A Popular Exposition by Albert Einstein. Tight Spine. Clean pages. Sharp corners. DJ-foxed & soiled; 1/2" closed tear top back edge. Boards look good. Writing on front free end page. Hinge cracked on reverse front free end page. Outer page edges foxed. Text clear & bright. See my website for cover image. read more
Description: 164 pp. Sm 8vo. NF in VG-dj w/fold crease at top of interior front flap, two clean edged vertical tears at the top of the back panel-1" & 1 1/4" long, light darkening of light areas of back panel & flap fold areas. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780143039822ISBN:0143039822
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers, New York, NY
Date Published: 1961
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. Blue and black jacket with light edge wear, rubbing, NO creases. Light blue boards with slight wear. Text clean, binding solid and square. Previous owner nameplate inside front cover. Translated from the German. 164 pages, with index. Glued binding, paper over boards, 21 cm, 11 oz. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Date Published: 1961
ISBN-13:9780517884416ISBN:0517884410
Description: Near Fine with no dust jacket. 0517884410. Pages are slightly yellowed, no other defects. Pages are crisp and tight, book appears unread. Trade PB. 8vo-8" to 9" tall. 188 pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Crown Pub
Date Published: 1995-06-01
ISBN-13:9780517884416ISBN:0517884410
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780517884416. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers Inc., New York
Date Published: 1961
Description: Photo Illustrated. Very Good + No Jacket. This book is bound in gray boards with black lettering on the spine. Some mild cover soil; most inner pages clean. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Einstein, this is a translation of Einstein's study that first introduced the world to his theory of relativity. It is translated by Robert Lawson. 164 pages, including index; approx. 5"x8". read more
"The theory of relativity is amazing and important, but contrary to what the tagline says, Einstein himself is probably not the best person to have explain it to you. I read this class for Freshman Studies in college, and I honestly have to admit that I wouldn't have gotten much of it without the significant aid of in-depth lectures and classroom discussions. This is not because the ideas themselves are too complex, but because Einstein fails in his attempt to make his ideas understood to a layman. I don't know what book you ought to read instead, but there are certainly many alternatives, of which some must be good. Einstein does not assume any knowledge of physics, but he does kind of glide over what his variables mean or where they come from, and this makes it hard to grasp what the math means and how it fits in."
"Einstein claims that everyone should be able to read this book, whether or not they have any background in math or physics. He is a liar. The ideas are somewhat interesting in this book, but it was laborous work. Only after most of the book was explained to me did I begin to understand the principles."
"Einstein, Albert. RELATIVITY: The Special and General Theory. (German-1916; Eng.-1920). ****. And now for something completely different... I first read this small book by Einstein in, I guess, 1960, just after I had finished a course in Nuclear Physics. I didn't understand it then. Since then, I have completed two degrees in chemistry and worked in the field for 45 years. I still don't understand all of it. This was his attempt to present these theories to the lay public. This is probably his most widely read boo, and he went to great pains to use practical examples (most notably the train and the embankment) to demonstrate its application. There is the minimum amount of mathematics included in the book, although he does use equations to show the difference between the Newtonian (or Galilean) transformation and the Lorentz transformation, a critical piece of mathematics basic to his explication of his theories. The book is basically divided into two parts: the first part dealing with the special theory of relativity, the second with the general theory. He hints at his search for a unified field theory, but cleverly puts us off. The section on the general theory deals, primarily, with its cosmological implications, and he uses it to formulate his view of the structure of the universe that holds, mostly, down to this day. There are later appendices added that provide additional data offered as proof of both theories and what additional implications there might be. Although this is a landmark book in the history of science, it is not one for the "general" reader, even though Einstein, in his preface, indicates that "...(this) work presumes a standard of education corresponding to that of a university matriculation examination." He does go on further to add: "...despite the shortness of the book, a fair amount of patience and force of will on the part of the reader (would be required)." If you are interested in the history of science, this book is for you. If you are trying to learn about the basics of the theories of relativity without a degree in physics, I'd suggest you seek other texts. Recommended."
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