Albert Einstein and the Frontiers of Physics.ALBERT EINSTEIN AND THE FRONTIERS OF PHYSICS AUTHOR: Jeremy Bernstein, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, 1996 ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0 195092759, 173 pp plus Appendix, Chronology, Bibliography, index [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Everyone knows something about Einstein and his equation, E = [mc.sup.2]. We know that Einstein had a tremendous impact on much of science in the 20th and now into the 21st century. But if you are like me, you do not realize that Einstein's theory of relativity theory of relativity Einstein’s contribution to the space-time relationship. [Science: NCE, 843–844] See : Turning Point extends much farther than we thought and perhaps more interesting is that Einstein was much more prolific than 'just' coming up with relativity. You, like me, may have wondered how someone famous as a designer of thought experiments could teach physics to undergraduates. He did, albeit not well, but not because he did not know physics. You may know that his Nobel prize Nobel Prize, award given for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, peace, or literature. The awards were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, who left a fund to provide annual prizes in the five areas listed above. was awarded for his elucidation of Brownian movement Brownian movement or motion, zigzag, irregular motion exhibited by minute particles of matter when suspended in a fluid. . You may not know that this itself was far more reaching than explaining how little bits of grain move in water. Did you know that Einstein not only worked in a patent office, but that he held five patents, some of practical value? I've always wanted to know more about Albert Einstein as a person and as a physicist without being inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. with equations and math and I didn't want to wade through hundreds of pages of text. In this excellent, illuminating book (one of a series of such Portraits in Science for Oxford), I learned what I wanted to learn and was even stimulated to go further. Spend a couple hours with Bernstein's book and you will be rewarded with a deeper appreciation and understanding of the greatest mind of the 20th century. Following book review was provided by Mark Bishop, RPh, Holy Cross Hospital Holy Cross Hospital may refer to: In the United Kingdom:
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