TY - BOOK ID - 8063314 TI - Secrets of the old one : Einstein, 1905 PY - 2006 SN - 146149818X 0387260056 9786610610785 1280610786 0387259007 PB - New York ; London : Copernicus, DB - UniCat KW - Einstein, Albert. KW - General relativity (Physics). KW - History. KW - Physicists. KW - General relativity (Physics) KW - Physics - General KW - Atomic Physics KW - Physics KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - History KW - Physicists KW - Einstein, Albert, KW - Relativistic theory of gravitation KW - Relativity theory, General KW - Physics. KW - Gravitation. KW - Observations, Astronomical. KW - Astronomy KW - Popular works. KW - History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. KW - Physics, general. KW - Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. KW - Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory. KW - Popular Science, general. KW - Observations. KW - Physical scientists KW - Gravitation KW - Relativity (Physics) KW - Science (General). KW - Natural philosophy KW - Philosophy, Natural KW - Physical sciences KW - Dynamics KW - Astronomy—Observations. KW - Astronomical observations KW - Observations, Astronomical KW - Field theory (Physics) KW - Matter KW - Antigravity KW - Centrifugal force KW - Properties KW - Einstein, Albert KW - Aiyinsitan, Abote, KW - Aĭnshtaĭn, Albert, KW - Ainshutain, A, KW - Ain̲sṭain̲, Ālparṭ, KW - Ainsṭāina, Albarṭa, KW - Ajnštajn, Albert, KW - Āynishtayn, KW - Aynshtayn, Albert, KW - Eĭnshteĭn, Alʹbert, KW - אינשטין, אלברט, KW - איינשטיין KW - איינשטיין, אלבערט, KW - איינשטיין, אלברט KW - איינשטיין, אלברט, KW - Aynştayn, Elbêrt, KW - Īnshtīn, KW - Aynîştayn, KW - Aiyinsitan, KW - 愛因斯坦, KW - 爱因斯坦, UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8063314 AB - In March 1905, at approximately eight week intervals, the Editor of the noted German physics journal, Annalen der Physik, received three hand-written manuscripts from a relatively unknown patent examiner in Bern, Switzerland. This patent examiner was the twenty-six year old Albert Einstein and the three papers would set the agenda for twentieth century physics. A fourth short paper was received in September 1905 and contained Einstein's derivation of the formula E=mc^2. These papers changed our lives in the twentieth century and beyond. While to a professional physicist the mathematics in these papers are quite straight forward, the ideas behind them are not. In fact, none of Einstein's contemporaries fully understood what he had done. In SECRETS OF THE OLD ONE: Einstein, 1905, renowned science writer Jeremy Bernstein makes these ideas accessible to a general reader with a limited background in mathematics. After reading this book, you will understand why 1905 is often designated as Einstein's miracle year. ER -