The perfect theory : a century of geniuses and the battle over general relativity
Ferreira, Pedro G.2014
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An engaging, colourfully written popular history of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, taking in the sheer magnificence of its discovery, as well as the infighting that the theory sparked across a century.
Main title:
The perfect theory : a century of geniuses and the battle over general relativity / by Pedro G. Ferreira
Author:
Imprint:
London Little Brown 2014
Collation:
288 pages
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Prologue -- If a Person Falls Freely -- The Most Valuable Discovery -- Correct Mathematics, Abominable Physics -- Collapsing Stars -- Completely Cuckoo -- Radio Days -- Wheelerisms -- Singularities -- Unification Woes -- Seeing Gravity -- The Dark Universe -- The End of Spacetime -- A Spectacular Extrapolation -- Something Is Going to Happen.
ISBN:
9781408704301 (paperback)
Dewey class:
530.11 PER
Local class:
530.11
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4177
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 530.11 PER | pbk.Available |