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Einstein's WarMatthew Stanley

Einstein's War

Matthew Stanley
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"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"-- "The birth of a world-changing idea in the middle of a bloodbath. Einstein's War is a riveting exploration of both the beauty of scientific creativity and the enduring horrors of human nature. These two great forces battle in a story that culminates with a victory now a century old: the mind-bending theory of general relativity. Few recognize how the Great War, the industrialized slaughter that bled Europe from 1914 to 1918, shaped Einstein's life and work.…

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Editions

6 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2019
    Dutton · 400 pages · 9781524745417
  • Other · English · 2020
    Penguin Books, Limited · 400 pages · 9780241985618
  • Other · English · 2020
    Penguin Publishing Group · 400 pages · 9781524745424
  • Other · English · 2019
    Penguin Books, Limited · 9780241985625
  • Other · English · 2019
    Penguin Books, Limited · 400 pages · 9780241376584
  • Other · English · 2019
    Penguin Books, Limited · 400 pages · 9780241376577
Relativity (physics)Communication in scienceScience, social aspectsWorld war, 1914-1918PhysicsScience, historyHistory, modernHistory