Albert Einstein's Vision: Remarkable Discoveries That Shaped Modern Science

by Barry Parker

Book Overview

Acclaimed science writer Barry Parker completes his trilogy on Einstein with this new work showing the incredibly wide-ranging influence of Einstein's many discoveries. In the first volume, Einstein's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591021863
• ISBN13: 9781591021865
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Prometheus
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Einstein in context: enjoy the ride!

One of the best books I've ever read on Einstein's theories and their implications for a wide range of ideas that continue to vex and fascinate not just scientists, but anyone interested in science. Rather than focus on his ground-breaking theories of General and Special Relativity, Parker chooses to explore Einstein's influence on such disparate concepts as cosmology, black holes, time travel, the shape of space, quantum physics, the atomic bomb, unified field theory, superstrings...the list goes on and on. When Einstein's personal life is appropriate it is discussed, but for the most part this book focuses on mind-blowing concepts. I definitely came away amazed at how much this genius is truly at the base of virtually all contemporary physics and cosmology.