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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Ferreira, Pedro G.     Subjects     General relativity (Physics) -- History -- 20th century.     Physicists -- Biography.     Physics -- History -- 20th century.     Science -- Social aspects -- History -- 20th century.     Science and civilization -- History -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ferreira, Pedro G.       by title:      The perfect theory :...         MARC Display

The perfect theory : a century of geniuses and the battle over general relativity / Pedro G. Ferreira. by Ferreira, Pedro G. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. Subjects General relativity (Physics) -- History -- 20th century.   Physicists -- Biography.   Physics -- History -- 20th century.   Science -- Social aspects -- History -- 20th century.   Science and civilization -- History -- 20th century. ISBN:  9780547554891 (hardback) : 0547554893 (hardback) 9780544264083 (pbk.) 0544264088 (pbk.) Description:  xv, 288 pages ; 24 cm Contents:  Prologue -- If a Person Falls Freely -- The Most Valuable Discovery -- Correct Mathematics, Abominable Physics -- Collapsing Stars -- Completely Cuckoo -- Radio Days -- Wheelerisms -- Singularities -- Unification Woes -- Seeing Gravity -- The Dark Universe -- The End of Spacetime -- A Spectacular Extrapolation -- Something Is Going to Happen. Requests:  0 Summary:  "At the core of Einstein's general theory of relativity are a set of equations that explain the relationship among gravity, space, and time--possibly the most perfect intellectual achievement of modern physics. For over a century, physicists have been exploring, debating, and at times neglecting Einstein's theory in their quest to uncover the history of the universe, the origin of time, and the evolution of solar systems, stars, and galaxies. In this sweeping narrative of science and culture, Pedro Ferreira explains the theory through the human drama surrounding it: the personal feuds and intellectual battles of the biggest names in twentieth-century physics, from Einstein and Eddington to Hawking and Penrose. We are in the midst of a momentous transformation in modern physics. As scientists look farther and more clearly into space than ever before, The Perfect Theory engagingly reveals the greater relevance of general relativity, showing us where it started, where it has led, and where it can still take us"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Aiea Public Library Adult Nonfiction 530.11 Fe Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 530.11 Fe Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 530.11 Ferreira Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 530.11 Fe Checked In Add Copy to MyList Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 530.11 Fe Checked In Add Copy to MyList Wailuku Public Library Adult Nonfiction 530.11 Fe Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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