Relativity
A Very Short Introduction
$29.82
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2008
Summary
100 years ago, Einstein’s theory of relativity shattered the world of physics. Our comforting Newtonian ideas of space and time were replaced by bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions: if you move at high speed, time slows down, space squashes up and you get heavier; travel fast enough and you could weigh as much as a jumbo jet, be squashed thinner than a CD without feeling a thing - and live for ever. And that was just the Special Theory. With the General Theory came even stranger ideas of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199236220 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0199236224 |
| Author: | Russell Stannard |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 117g |
| Dimensions: | 7mm x 117mm x 174mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Russell Stannard
Russell Stannard
Russell Stannard is Emeritus Professor of Physics at The Open University, where he headed the Physics Department for 21 years. A high-energy nuclear physicist, he has conducted research at CERN and Geneva, as well as other laboratories in the USA and Europe.
His accolades include an OBE, the Bragg Medal from the Institute of Physics, and a Fellowship at University College London. Stannard is a prolific author for both adults and children, with his books translated into 20 languages and shortlisted for numerous scientific book prizes. He is particularly renowned for his “Uncle Albert” series, which explains relativity and quantum mechanics to young readers.
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