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Einstein's war : how relativity triumphed amid the vicious nationalism of World War I Cover Image Book

Einstein's war : how relativity triumphed amid the vicious nationalism of World War I / Matthew Stanley.

Stanley, Matthew, 1975- (author.).

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781524745417
  • ISBN: 1524745413
  • Physical Description: vi, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: [New York, New York] : Dutton, [2019]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-379) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The world of science before the war -- Science across nations -- The wars begin -- Increasing isolation -- The collapse of international science -- A vital victory -- To cross the trenches -- The borders of the universe -- The resistance to relativity -- Angels of the revolution -- The test -- The relativity circus -- Epilogue: The legacy of Einstein and Eddington.

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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir, 1882-1944.
Relativity (Physics) > History.
Science > Social aspects.
World War, 1914-1918 > Science.

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