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FORMATIVE YEARS OF RELATIVITY by Hanoch Gutfreund, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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FORMATIVE YEARS OF RELATIVITY by Hanoch Gutfreund, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
FORMATIVE YEARS OF RELATIVITY by Hanoch Gutfreund, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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FORMATIVE YEARS OF RELATIVITY by Hanoch Gutfreund, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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First published in 1922 and based on lectures delivered in May 1921, Albert Einstein's The Meaning of Relativity offered an overview and explanation of the then new and controversial theory of relativity. The work would go on to become a monumental classic, printed in numerous editions and translations worldwide. Now, The Formative Years of Relativity introduces Einstein's masterpiece to new audiences. This beautiful volume contains Einstein's insightful text, accompanied by important historical materials and commentary looking at the origins and development of general relativity. Hanoch Gutfreund and Jürgen Renn provide fresh, original perspectives, placing Einstein's achievements into a broader context for all readers. In this book, Gutfreund and Renn tell the rich story behind the early reception, spread, and consequences of Einstein's ideas during the formative years of general relativity in the late 1910s and 1920s. They show that relativity's meaning changed radically throughout the nascent years of its development, and they describe in detail the transformation of Einstein's work from the esoteric pursuit of one individual communicating with a handful of colleagues into the preoccupation of a growing community of physicists, astronomers, mathematicians, and philosophers. This handsome edition quotes extensively from Einstein's correspondence and reproduces historical documents such as newspaper articles and letters. Inserts are featured in the main text giving concise explanations of basic concepts, and short biographical notes and photographs of some of Einstein's contemporaries are included. The first-ever English translations of two of Einstein's popular Princeton lectures are featured at the book's end. | FORMATIVE YEARS OF RELATIVITY by Hanoch Gutfreund, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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