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9781524745417
hbk. : alk. paper
$28.00
1524745413
hbk. : alk. paper
$28.00
(OCoLC)1100480896
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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.
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