{"product_id":"relativity-simply-explained-paperback-1","title":"Relativity Simply Explained - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the publication of Einstein's \u003ci\u003eSpecial Theory of Relativity\u003c\/i\u003e in 1905, the discovery of such astronomical phenomena as quasars, pulsars, and black holes -- all intimately connected to relativity -- has provoked a tremendous upsurge of interest in the subject.This volume, a revised version of Martin Gardner's earlier \u003ci\u003eRelativity for the Million, \u003c\/i\u003ebrings this fascinating topic up to date. Witty, perceptive, and easily accessible to the general reader, it is one of the clearest and most entertaining introductions to relativity ever written. \u003cbr\u003eMr. Gardner offers lucid explanations of not only the special and general theories of relativity, but of the Michelson-Morley experiment, gravity and spacetime, Mach's principle, the twin paradox, models of the universe, and other topics. A new Postscript, examining the latest developments in the field, and specially written for this edition, is also included. \u003cbr\u003eThe clarity of the text is especially enhanced by the brilliant graphics of Anthony Ravielli, making this by far the best layman's account of this difficult subject. -- \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy far the best layman's account of this difficult subject.--\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the publication of Einstein's \u003ci\u003eSpecial Theory of Relativity\u003c\/i\u003e in 1905, the discovery of such astronomical phenomena as quasars, pulsars, and black holes--all intimately connected to relativity--has provoked a tremendous upsurge of interest in the subject. \u003cbr\u003eThis volume, a revised version of Martin Gardner's earlier \u003ci\u003eRelativity for the Million, \u003c\/i\u003ebrings this fascinating topic up to date. Witty, perceptive, and easily accessible to the general reader, it is one of the clearest and most entertaining introductions to relativity ever written. Mr. Gardner offers lucid explanations of the special and general theories of relativity as well as the Michelson-Morley experiment, gravity and spacetime, Mach's principle, the twin paradox, models of the universe, and other topics. A new Postscript, examining the latest developments in the field, and specially written for this edition, is also included. The clarity of the text is especially enhanced by the brilliant graphics of Anthony Ravielli.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin Gardner was a renowned author who published over 70 books on subjects from science and math to poetry and religion. He also had a lifelong passion for magic tricks and puzzles. Well known for his mathematical games column in \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e and his Trick of the Month in \u003ci\u003ePhysics Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, Gardner attracted a loyal following with his intelligence, wit, and imagination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Gardner: A Remembrance \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe worldwide mathematical community was saddened by the death of Martin Gardner on May 22, 2010. Martin was 95 years old when he died, and had written 70 or 80 books during his long lifetime as an author. Martin's first Dover books were published in 1956 and 1957: \u003ci\u003eMathematics, Magic and Mystery, \u003c\/i\u003e one of the first popular books on the intellectual excitement of mathematics to reach a wide audience, and \u003ci\u003eFads and Fallacies in the Name of Science, \u003c\/i\u003e certainly one of the first popular books to cast a devastatingly skeptical eye on the claims of pseudoscience and the many guises in which the modern world has given rise to it. Both of these pioneering books are still in print with Dover today along with more than a dozen other titles of Martin's books. They run the gamut from his elementary \u003ci\u003eCodes, Ciphers and Secret Writing, \u003c\/i\u003e which has been enjoyed by generations of younger readers since the 1980s, to the more demanding \u003ci\u003eThe New Ambidextrous Universe: Symmetry and Asymmetry from Mirror Reflections to Superstrings, \u003c\/i\u003e which Dover published in its final revised form in 2005. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo those of us who have been associated with Dover for a long time, however, Martin was more than an author, albeit a remarkably popular and successful one. As a member of the small group of long-time advisors and consultants, which included NYU's Morris Kline in mathematics, Harvard's I. Bernard Cohen in the history of science, and MIT's J. P. Den Hartog in engineering, Martin's advice and editorial suggestions in the formative 1950s helped to define the Dover publishing program and give it the point of view which -- despite many changes, new directions, and the consequences of evolution -- continues to be operative today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Author's Own Words: \u003cbr\u003ePoliticians, real-estate agents, used-car salesmen, and advertising copy-writers are expected to stretch facts in self-serving directions, but scientists who falsify their results are regarded by their peers as committing an inexcusable crime. Yet the sad fact is that the history of science swarms with cases of outright fakery and instances of scientists who unconsciously distorted their work by seeing it through lenses of passionately held beliefs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA surprising proportion of mathematicians are accomplished musicians. Is it because music and mathematics share patterns that are beautiful? -- Martin Gardner\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.54 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379859112185,"sku":"9780486293158","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MXRTdjZpMlJNYXRDRmZHajV6UFdvQT09_10576d21-4a10-4317-a71a-561e6652808a.webp?v=1770059785","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/relativity-simply-explained-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}