Einstein and Our World: Control of Nature

by David C. Cassidy and David C. Cassidy

Book Overview

This is a fascinating account of the impact of Einstein's work and outlook upon contemporary culture and upon the scientific enterprise itself.

Following a brief, nontechnical explanation of the significance of Einstein's achievements, Prof. Cassidy takes the reader on an intriguing journey through the uses and abuses of Einstein's relativity theory in such widely diverse settings as political ideology, philosophy of science, literature, art,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591022568
• ISBN13: 9781591022565
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Humanities Press Intl
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.0"