Einstein for Beginners
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.88 (721 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0375714596 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 173 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-09-25 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Amusing, irreverent, sophisticated and highly accessible, Einstein for Beginners is the perfect introduction to Einstein's life and thought.Reaching back as far as Babylon (for the origins of mathematics) and the Etruscans (who thought they could handle lightning), this book takes us through the revolutions in electrical communications and technology that made the theory of relativity possible. In the process, we meet scientific luminaries and personalities of imperial Germany, as well as Galileo, Faraday, and Newton; learn why moving clocks run slower than stationary ones, why nothing can go faster than the speed of light; and follow Albert's thought as he works his way toward E = mc2, the most famous equation of the twentieth century.
One of the first in the series of For Beginners documentary comic books, Einstein for Beginners still holds up as a perfect introduction to the life and work of Albert Einstein. . It has been said that only a small percentage of people really understand Einstein's theories, but this book goes a long way towards making them accessible to everyone
Lorel Shea said excellent introduction to Einstein!. This book is a very engaging tool for acquainting young people with Einstein and his work. My son enjoyed the cartoons and appreciated the fact that the author included personal biographical information as well as professional history. The book is most appropriate for middle . OK A Customer This is an OK outline of the special theory described within its historical (physics) context. As expected with the "For Beginners" series, diagrams are used well. The general theory is not covered. Note: Dollops of the authors' crackpot Marxism are found throughout.. "Einstein was a living breathing human? What a concept!" according to jp. Hey! Guess what? Albert had a life. A pretty goofy one at that. And still he manages to come out on the top of so many lists they saved his brain for study! I'm glad I found this reprinted - I have bought and loaned so many copies of this I was sure I'd never see it again. Ye