Title
Einstein 1905 : The Standard of Greatness / John S RIGDEN.
ISBN
9780674042759
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]
Copyright
©2005
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (187 p.)
Item Number
10.4159/9780674042759 doi
Call Number
QC16.E5 R54 2005eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
530.11
Summary
For Einstein, 1905 was a remarkable year. It was also a miraculous year for the history and future of science. In six short months, he published five papers that would transform our understanding of nature. This unparalleled period is the subject of Rigden's book, which deftly explains what distinguishes 1905 from all other years in the annals of science, and elevates Einstein above all other scientists of the twentieth century.
Access Note
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System Details Note
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)
Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
Prologue. The Standard of Greatness: Why Einstein?
March. The Revolutionary Quantum Paper
April. Molecular Dimensions
May. "Seeing" Atoms
June. The Merger of Space and Time
September. The Most Famous Equation
Epilogue. Beyond 1905
Notes
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Index