Einstein's war : how relativity triumphed amid the vicious nationalism of World War I
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Einstein's war : how relativity triumphed amid the vicious nationalism of World War I
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- Einstein's war : how relativity triumphed amid the vicious nationalism of World War I
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- how relativity triumphed amid the vicious nationalism of World War I
- Statement of responsibility
- Matthew Stanley
- Title variation
- Einstein's war
- Title variation remainder
- the birth of relativity amid the vicious nationalism of World War I
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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. While Einstein never held a rifle, he formulated general relativity while blockaded in Berlin, literally starving. He lost 50 pounds in three months, unable to communicate with his most important colleagues. Some of those colleagues fought against rabid nationalism; others were busy inventing chemical warfare--being a scientist trapped a person in the power plays of empire. Meanwhile, Einstein struggled to craft relativity and persuade the world that it was correct. This was, after all, the first complete revision of our conception of the universe since Isaac Newton's, and its victory was far from sure. Scientists seeking to confirm Einstein's ideas were arrested as spies. Technical journals were banned as enemy propaganda. Colleagues died in the trenches. Einstein was separated from his most crucial ally by barbed wire and U-boats. This ally was the Quaker astronomer and Cambridge don A. S. Eddington, who would go on to convince the world of the truth of relativity and the greatness of Einstein. In May 1919, when Europe was still in chaos from the war, Eddington led a globe-spanning expedition to catch a fleeting solar eclipse for a rare opportunity to confirm Einstein's bold prediction that light has weight. It was the result of this expedition--the proof of relativity, as many saw it--that put Einstein on front pages around the world. Matthew Stanley's epic tale is a celebration of how bigotry and nationalism can be defeated, and of what science can offer when they are."--Dust jacket
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- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- OU/DLC
- Dewey number
- 530.1109/041
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- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QC173.52
- LC item number
- .S73 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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