Albert Einstein's vision : remarkable discoveries that shaped modern science / Barry Parker.

  • Parker, Barry, 1867-1947.
Date:
2004
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Publication/Creation

Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2004.

Physical description

286 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-277) and index.

Contents

Twists in the fabric of space -- Expanding to space : history of the cosmological constant -- Black holes, wormholes, and other demons -- The mystery of time and time travel -- Ripples in the curvature of space -- Gravity's cosmic lenses -- Einstein's quantum legacy -- Superbombs -- Other Einstein insights -- Dreams of a unified theory -- Strings and superstrings -- Beyond superstrings : M-theory.

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    History of Medicine
    AFB.AA9-10
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  • 1591021863