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Einstein 1905 : The Standard of Greatness / John S RIGDEN.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]Copyright date: ©2005Description: 1 online resource (187 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780674015449
  • 9780674042759
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.11 22
LOC classification:
  • QC16.E5 R54 2005eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
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
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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780674042759

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

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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