Relativity: The Special and General Theory (Routledge Classics) (University Paperbacks) (Listen to Genius)

by Albert Einstein and Robert W Lawson

Relativity is the most important scientific idea of the twentieth century. Albert Einstein is the unquestioned founder of modern physics. His Special and General theories of Relativity introduced the idea to the world. In this classic short book he explains clearly, using the minimum amount of mathematical terms, the basic ideas and principles of his theory of Relativity.
Unsurpassed by any subsequent books on Relativity, this remains the most popular and useful exposition of Einstein's immense contribution to human knowledge.

• ISBN10: 0342218522
• ISBN13: 9780342218523
• Publish Date: 10 October 2018 (first published December 1954)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Franklin Classics
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 192
• Language: English

Reviews

[arronkau]

I stand at the window of a railway carriage which is travelling uniformly, and drop a stone on the embankment, without throwing it. Then, disregarding the influence of the air resistance, I see the stone descend in a straight line. A pedestrian who observes the misdeed from the footpath notices that the stone falls to earth in a parabolic curve. I now ask: Do the "positions" traversed by the stone lie "in reality" on a straight line or on a parabola?

Moreover, what is meant here by motion "in space" ?