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An incisive analysis of the momentous theories Albert Einstein put forth beginning in March 1905, including his particle theory of light, theory of Brownian motion, and theory of special relativity, examines the context in which these ideas were presented and the impact they had and still have on society.
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'A fascinating portrait of Einstein's astonishing rise from obscurity to colossus of physics." -- Times Higher Education Supplement, July 1, 2005
'An excellent overview of each of the 1905 papers.' -- FT Magazine, 27 August, 2005
'The best of the bunch'(of Einstein books published in 2005) Clive Cookson's Best Science Books of the Year. -- Financial Times, 10 December, 2005
John Rigden's enjoyable contribution...explains the underlying ideas in clear, elegant, non-mathematical prose. -- Nature, vol 433, January 20, 2005
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Analyzes several of Albert Einstein's theories, including his particle theory of light, theory of Brownian motion, and theory of special relativity, and explores the context of these ideas and their continued impact on society.
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Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness
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Hardback. Condition: Good. For Albert Einstein, 1905 was a remarkable year. It was also a miraculous year for the history and future of science. In six short months, from March through September of that year, Einstein published five papers that would transform our understanding of nature. This unparalleled period is the subject of John Rigden's book, which deftly explains what distinguishes 1905 from all other years in the annals of science, and elevates Einstein above all other scientists of the twentieth century. Rigden chronicles the momentous theories that Einstein put forth beginning in March 1905: his particle theory of light, rejected for decades but now a staple of physics; his overlooked dissertation on molecular dimensions; his theory of Brownian motion; his theory of special relativity; and the work in which his famous equation, E = mc2, first appeared. Through his lucid exposition of these ideas, the context in which they were presented, and the impact they had--and still have--on society, Rigden makes the circumstances of Einstein's greatness thoroughly and captivatingly clear. To help readers understand how these ideas continued to develop, he briefly describes Einstein's post-1905 contributions, including the general theory of relativity. One hundred years after Einstein's prodigious accomplishment, this book invites us to learn about ideas that have influenced our lives in almost inconceivable ways, and to appreciate their author's status as the standard of greatness in twentieth-century science. Seller Inventory # 00106171764
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