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Einstein's war how relativity triumphedamid the vicious nationalism of World War I

✍ Scribed by Eddington, Arthur Stanley;Einstein, Albert;Stanley, Matthew


Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group; Dutton
Year
2019
Tongue
English
Weight
658 KB
Category
Fiction
City
New York, New York
ISBN
152474543X

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✦ Synopsis


The birth of a world-changing idea in the middle of a bloodbath Einstein's War is a riveting exploration of both the beauty of scientific creativity and enduring horrors of human nature. These two great forces battle in a story that culminates with a victory now a century old, the mind bending theory of general relativity.

Few recognize how the Great War, the industrialized slaughter that bled Europe from 1914 to 1918, shaped Einstein's life and work. While Einstein never held a rifle, he formulated general relativity blockaded in Berlin, literally starving. He lost 50 pounds in three months, unable to communicate with his most important colleagues. Some of those colleagues fought against rabid nationalism; others were busy inventing chemical warfareβ€”being a scientist trapped you in the power plays of empire. Meanwhile, Einstein struggled to craft relativity and persuade the world that it was correct. This was, after all, the first...
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✦ Subjects


Sciences -- Aspect social


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