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Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry, and Space-Time
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry, and Space-Time
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Matthew Sands
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By (author) Richard Feynman
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By (author) Robert Leighton
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:184 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 209,Width 142 |
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| Category/Genre | Physics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780465025268
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| Classifications | Dewey:530 |
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| Edition |
4th edition
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Publishing Details |
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Basic Books
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| Imprint |
Basic Books
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| Publication Date |
22 March 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Six lectures, all regarding the most revolutionary discovery in twentieth-century physics: Einsteins Theory of Relativity. No onenot even Einstein himselfexplained these difficult, anti-intuitive concepts more clearly, or with more verve and gusto, than Feynman.
Author Biography
Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) was the Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology. He was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize for his work on the development of quantum field theory. He was also one of the most famous and beloved figures of the twentieth century, both in physics and in the public arena.
Reviews"There is no better explanation for the scientifically literate layman."--Washington Post Book World
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