Russell Bertrand : ABC of Relativity (Mentor Series) - Softcover

Russell Earl, Bertrand

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451623819 ISBN 13: 9780451623812

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, 1959

Synopsis

First published in 1925, Bertrand Russell’s ABC of Relativity was considered a masterwork of its time, contributing significantly to the mass popularisation of science. Authoritative and accessible, it provides a remarkable introductory guide to Einstein’s theory of Relativity for a general readership. One of the most definitive reference guides of its kind, and written by one of the twentieth century’s most influential philosophers, ABC of Relativity continues to be as relevant today as it was on first publication.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Ask a dozen people to name a genius and the odds are that 'Einstein' will spring to their lips. Ask them the meaning of 'relativity' and few of them will be able to tell you what it is.
The basic principles of relativity have not changed since Russell first published his lucid guide for the general reader. The ABC of Relativity is Bertrand Russell's most brilliant work of scientific popularisation. With marvellous lucidity he steers the reader who has no knowledge of maths or physics through the subtleties of Einstein's thinking. In easy, assimilable steps, he explains the theories of special and general relativity and describes their practical application to, amongst much else, discoveries about gravitation and the invention of the hydrogen bomb.

About the Author

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). A celebrated mathematician and logician, Russell was and remains one of the most genuinely widely read and popular philosophers of modern times.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1959
• ISBN 10: 0451623819
• ISBN 13: 9780451623812
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 220