Einstein's cosmos : how Albert Einstein's vision transformed our understanding of space and time / Michio Kaku.
By: Kaku, Michio.
New York : W.W. Norton, 2005, c2004Description: 268 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780393327007 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 | Relativity (Physics) | Space and timeGenre/Form: Print books.Online resources: Table of contentsCurrent location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | QC173.59.S65 K356 2005 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000001057 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-251) and index.
Table of contents -- Preface: New look at the legacy of Albert Einstein -- Part I: First picture: Racing a light beam -- Physics before Einstein -- Early years -- Special relativity and "The Miracle Year" -- Part II: Second picture: Warped space-time -- General relativity and "The Happiest Thought in My Life" -- New copernicus -- Big bang and black holes -- Part III: Unfinished picture: Unified field theory -- Unification and the quantum challenge -- War, peace, and -- Einstein's prophetic legacy.