Einstein: A Life in Science - Brossura

White, Michael; Gribbin, John

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ISBN 10: 0671010441 ISBN 13: 9780671010447

Casa editrice: Pocket Books, 1997

Riassunto

This biography of Albert Einstein is also an accessible introduction to his scientific theories.

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Recensione

'A superb introduction to his scientific work, the clearest and most accessible I have read'
J. G. Ballard, Daily Telegraph
'An unqualified success'
Literary Review
'[The authors] achievement is to make Einstein's ideas intelligible . . . Mind-stretching but lucid . . . a rare adventure in enlightenment'
Sunday Times
'Anyone who has attempted - as perhaps we all should - to understand at least a lay-person's view of quantum physics . . . should not hesitate to read it, for it is exposition as its best'
Spectator
'Gives Einstein's theories as much space as his foibles. Amid all the gossip and hearsay, it is refreshing to be reminded that Einstein is not just famous for being famous, but because he had a mind that was more in tune with nature that any other has ever been'
Independent on Sunday
'Michael White and John Gribbin give an absorbing and lucid account of the public man, and a most comprehensible summary of the theories of space-time, relativity, electromagnetism and much else'
Dr Anthony Clare, Sunday Express
'Gribbin's contributions are what anyone would expect. He has great skill in explaining hard scientific concepts in simple language, a rare gift'
New Scientist
'Ideal reading for those who have always wanted to know what E=MC2 means but were afraid to ask'
Jewish Chronicle
'Clear and cogent explanations of [Einstein's] pervasive influence on modern physics'
Sunday Telegraph
'The historical context of Einstein's life is well described by White . . . the strength of this book lies in the way Gribbin conveys the importance and meaning of relativity'
New Statesman
'Michael White and John Gribbin alternate the skills of a biographer with those of a physicist who is a prolific populariser . . . the silliest part of the Einstein myth was that his theories were incomprehensible. White and Gribbin work in the recent tradition where even general relativity makes sense with the right physical picture'
Scotsman
'It is 100 years since Albert Einstein burst from obscurity with his world-changing theories. Robin McKie enjoys the best accounts of a godless failed husband, bohemian pacifist and universal genius'
Observer 27/3

'White and Gribbin weave together the story of Einstein's life and an extended explanation - understandable even to the scientifically challenged - of the way his theories changed our view of the universe'
Sunday Times 27/3

L'autore

Michael White is a contributor to the SUNDAY TIMES, the OBSERVER and NEW SCIENTIST and has worked as a scriptwriter and BBC TV and radio presenter. John Gribbin writes on science for THE TIMES, the GUARDIAN, the TELEGRAPH and the INDEPENDENT. He is the author of over 50 books and lives in East Sussex.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Pocket Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0671010441
• ISBN 13: 9780671010447
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile