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Author:

Stanley, Matthew, 1975- author.

Title:

Einstein's war : how relativity triumphed amid the vicious nationalism of World War I / Matthew Stanley.

Publisher:

Dutton,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

vi, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Relativity (Physics)--History.
Science--Social aspects.
Einstein, Albert,--1879-1955.
Eddington, Arthur Stanley,--Sir,--1882-1944.
World War, 1914-1918--Science.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-379) and index.

Contents:

The world of science before the war -- Science across nations -- The wars begin -- Increasing isolation -- The collapse of international science -- A vital victory -- To cross the trenches -- The borders of the universe -- The resistance to relativity -- Angels of the revolution -- The test -- The relativity circus -- Epilogue: The legacy of Einstein and Eddington.

Summary:

"The birth of a world-changing idea, relativity, and how it was shaped by the social upheaval and bloody horror of the First World War"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1524745413
9781524745417

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1100480896

LCCN:

2019001286

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