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The perfect theory : a century of geniuses and the battle over general relativity
- Title
- The perfect theory : a century of geniuses and the battle over general relativity / Pedro G. Ferreira.
- Author
- Ferreira, Pedro G.
- Publication
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 14-5715 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xv, 288 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "At the core of Einstein's general theory of relativity are a set of equations that explain the relationship among gravity, space, and time--possibly the most perfect intellectual achievement of modern physics. For over a century, physicists have been exploring, debating, and at times neglecting Einstein's theory in their quest to uncover the history of the universe, the origin of time, and the evolution of solar systems, stars, and galaxies. In this sweeping narrative of science and culture, Pedro Ferreira explains the theory through the human drama surrounding it: the personal feuds and intellectual battles of the biggest names in twentieth-century physics, from Einstein and Eddington to Hawking and Penrose. We are in the midst of a momentous transformation in modern physics. As scientists look farther and more clearly into space than ever before, The Perfect Theory engagingly reveals the greater relevance of general relativity, showing us where it started, where it has led, and where it can still take us"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-269) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue -- If a Person Falls Freely -- The Most Valuable Discovery -- Correct Mathematics, Abominable Physics -- Collapsing Stars -- Completely Cuckoo -- Radio Days -- Wheelerisms -- Singularities -- Unification Woes -- Seeing Gravity -- The Dark Universe -- The End of Spacetime -- A Spectacular Extrapolation -- Something Is Going to Happen.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-5715
- ISBN
- 9780547554891
- 0547554893
- LCCN
- 2013021741
- OCLC
- 2013021741
- Author
- Ferreira, Pedro G.
- Title
- The perfect theory : a century of geniuses and the battle over general relativity / Pedro G. Ferreira.
- Publisher
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-269) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-5715