Relativity by Einstein - Paperback

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Einstein's own explanation of special and general relativity, written for educated readers without advanced mathematics. A rare chance to hear the theory from its author. This is not a secondary source. Einstein wrote this book to explain what he'd discovered, for people smart enough to follow the argument but untrained in tensor calculus. He builds from the basic observation (light travels at the same speed no matter who measures it) to the radical conclusion (time and space are relative, matter and energy are interchangeable). Physics faculty assign this when they want students to read the actual source. It's also read by mathematicians and engineers who want to understand the conceptual foundation, not just the equations. Einstein's prose is clear and logical. DETAILS - Paperback - Physics, relativity, spacetime