Einstein's Cosmos: How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time

di Michio Kaku (Autore)

Orion Publishing Co, 2005

An insightful new book putting Einstein's work in a contemporary context Few figures loom as large as Albert Einstein in our contemporary culture. It is truly remarkable that a man from such humble beginnings, an unemployed dreamer without a future or a job, who was written off by his professors as a hopeless loser, could to dare to scale the heights he reached. In this enlightening book Michio Kaku reasseses Einstein's work by centering on his three great theories - special relativity, general relativity and the Unified Field Theory. The first yielded the equation E =mc² which is now such a fixture in our culture that it is practically a ubiquitous slogan. But the subsequent theories led to the Big Bang theory and have changed irrevocably the way we perceive time and space. Michio Kaku gives a new, refreshing look at the pioneering work of Einstein, giving a more accurate portrayal of his enduring legacy than previous biographies. As today's advanced physicists continue their intense search to fulfill Einstein's most cherished dream, a 'theory of everything', he is recognised as a prophet who set the agenda for modern physics.

• Autore: Michio Kaku
• Editore: Orion Publishing Co
• Anno: 2005
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 224 p.
• Dimensioni: 196 x 128 mm
• Peso: 200 gr.
• EAN: 9780753819043

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