Relativity [Paperback]

Time magazine's Man of the Century , Albert Einstein is the founder of modern physics and his theory of relativity is the most important scientific idea of the modern era. In this short book, Einstein explains, using the minimum of mathematical terms, the basic ideas and principles of the theory that has shaped the world we live in today. Unsurpassed by any subsequent books on relativity, this remains the most popular and useful exposition of Einstein's immense contribution to human knowledge.

With a new foreword by Derek Raine.

Foreword to the Routledge Great Minds Edition  Preface  PART I: The Special Theory of Relativity  1. Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions  2.  The System of Co-ordinates  3. Space and Time in Classical Mechanics  4.  The Galileian System of Co-ordinates  5. The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense)  6. The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities Employed in Classical Mechanics  7. The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity  8.  On the Idea of Time in Physics  9.  The Relativity of Simultaneity  10.  On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance  11.  The Lorentz Transformation  12.  The Behaviour of Measuring-Rods and Clocks in Motion  13.  Theorem of the Addition of Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau  14.  The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity  15.  General Results of the Theory  16.  Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity  17.  Minkowskis Four-dimensional Space  PART II: The General Theory of Relativity  18. Special and General Principle of Relativity  19.  The Gravitatiolcl