Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Format: Book Author: Stanley, Matthew, 1975- author. Title: Einstein's war : how relativity triumphed amid the vicious nationalism of World War I / Matthew Stanley. Publisher, Date: [New York, New York] : Dutton, [2019] Description: vi, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm 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. Subjects: Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir, 1882-1944. Relativity (Physics) -- History. Science -- Social aspects. World War, 1914-1918 -- Science. Notes: Pre-publication subtitle: The birth of relativity amid the vicious nationalism of World War I. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: 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. LCCN: 2019001286 ISBN: 9781524745417 1524745413 Other Number: 1089256596 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 794817 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 530.11 Stanley Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
