Einstein

Author: Fran?oise Balibar
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: In 1905, three papers were published in the renowned professional journal Annals of Physics, proposing a brand-new topic: a new equation emerged in the theory of special relativity, authored by a 26-year-old young man, Albert Einstein, a junior clerk at the Bern Patent Office. Fifteen years later, experiments confirmed this theory, and astronomers verified relativity, opening one of the greatest myths of the 20th century. The author traces the life journey of a special individual, whose life was only influenced by one maxim: "The joy of thinking." This book includes: Understanding and Passion; The Crisis of Physics; The Miraculous Year of 1905; Matter · Time · Space; Making the Most of Fame; The Lonely Elder; The Legacy of Einstein.