Proving Einstein Right: The Daring Expeditions That Changed How We Look at the Universe

by S. James Gates Jr. and Cathie Pelletier

Book Overview

A thrilling adventure story chronicling the perilous journey of the scientists who set out to prove the theory of relativity--the results of which catapulted Albert Einstein to fame and forever changed our understanding of the universe.

In 1911, a relatively unknown physicist named Albert Einstein published his preliminary theory of gravity. But it hadn't been tested. To do that, he needed a photograph of starlight as it passed the sun...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541762258
• ISBN13: 9781541762251
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"