Relativity The Special and the General Theory

Back cover--Along with quantum mechanics in the 1920's, Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity of 1905 and his General Theory of Relativity of 1916 stand as the surpreme achievements of the twentieth-century physics. Relativity is an elaborate but comprehensible explanation of these theories, both which boosted Albert Einstein to international acclaim.....includes both explanatory illustrations and mathematical derivations of Einstein's theories. Apparent throughout is Einstein's remarkable ability to penetrate directly to the heart of the subject in a way virtually everyone can understand. Authorized translation by Robert W. Lawson