Defending Einstein: Hans Reichenbach's Writings on Space, Time and Motion

by Hans Reichenbach

Book Overview

Hans Reichenbach, a philosopher of science who was one of five students in Einstein's first seminar on the general theory of relativity, became Einstein's bulldog, defending the theory against criticism from philosophers, physicists, and popular commentators. This book chronicles the development of Reichenbach's reconstruction of Einstein's theory in a way that clearly sets out all of its philosophical commitments and its physical predictions as well...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521371163
• ISBN13: 9780521371162
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"