01744cam a2200313 4500 759465450 TxAuBib 20190506120000.0 190508s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019001286 9781524745417 hbk. : alk. paper $28.00 1524745413 hbk. : alk. paper $28.00 (OCoLC)1100480896 OU/DLC eng rda PNX PNX OCLCO TxGR TxAuBib Stanley, Matthew, 1975-, author. Einstein's war [Book] : how relativity triumphed amid the vicious nationalism of World War I / Matthew Stanley. [New York, New York : Dutton, [2019] vi, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-379) and index. The world of science before the war -- Science across nations -- The wars begin -- Increasing isolation -- The collapse of international science -- A vital victory -- To cross the trenches -- The borders of the universe -- The resistance to relativity -- Angels of the revolution -- The test -- The relativity circus -- Epilogue: The legacy of Einstein and Eddington. "The birth of a world-changing idea, relativity, and how it was shaped by the social upheaval and bloody horror of the First World War"-- Provided by publisher. 20190506. Einstein, Albert 1879-1955. Eddington, Arthur Stanley Sir 1882-1944. Relativity (Physics) History. Science Social aspects. World War, 1914-1918 Science. RV8