What Is Relativity?: An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter, (Hardcover)

from joshrskinner

Do you know everything about the Theory of Relativity? Then this book is not for you. However, if you are like me, and know little-to-nothing about Relativity but are highly intrigued by the topic, then this new book by Jeffrey Bennett may be just what you are looking for. Bennett takes the reade...

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This is a primer on the basic ideas of relativity. It includes great, illustrative cartoons and very little math. The author addresses many of the misconceptions people might have about concepts related to relativity because of pop culture and introduces some surprising ways relativity affects ou...

from DLMorrese

Targeted (presumably) for high school and early college students, this is about the clearest explanation of the implications of relativity I've come across. Many of the thought experiments he uses are familiar (clocks, rubber sheets, etc.), but his talent for clear language make them seem almost ...

from antao

"What is Relativity?" or "How Modern Physics showed that Black Holes Don't Suck" by Jeffrey BennettIt's confirmed. Black holes don't suck... I always say that TV is the devil's and god's work at the same time. On the plus-side, the TV has probably provided the biggest push toward making science b...

from trigstarom

Received via NetGalley and Columbia University Press for an completely unbiased review.Jeffrey Bennett is no Brian Greene, but then again his own method of explaining basic physic principals seems to weave its way into its own set of followers. What is Relativity? Special Relativity? Why is it im...