Manning Ph. Theory of Relativity

Chelsea House, 2012, 128 pages, ISBN: 1604132949The theory of relativity began as an idea of Galileo, a 17th-century astronomer, who wrote, "Motion exists relatively to things that lack it." This simple concept, when further explored by Albert Einstein, had astounding consequences. Einstein's first step toward a comprehensive theory of relativity established that not only was motion relative, but time and space were as well. He would follow up this discovery with the world's most famous equation, E = mc
2. Ten years later, Einstein would again turn the scientific world upside down when he proclaimed that gravity is not a force, but a curvature of space-time. With this declaration, he had rewritten the most fundamental law of science. In Theory of Relativity, discover why some believe that this theory is the greatest scientific discovery ever made.Relative Motion and the Laws of Physics
Maxwell Sees the Light
Einstein’s Miracle Year
Relativistic Fallout
The General Theory of Relativity
Making the Case
Black Holes
The Twins, Relativity, and Beyond