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Relativity

Albert Einstein

Introduced by Roger Penrose

Relativity is the definitive guide to one of the most profound discoveries in modern science. This stylish edition includes Einstein’s 1923 Nobel Prize lecture and an introduction by the renowned physicist Roger Penrose.

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Editor’s Note
  1. Mandy Kirkby, Editor

Written in the hope that it would, as Einstein put it, ‘provide a few happy hours of suggestive thought’, Relativity is the essential guide to one of the most fundamental discoveries of modern science. This stylish edition, with a holographic binding and slipcase by the award-winning designer Daniel Streat, includes Einstein's 1923 Nobel Prize lecture and an introduction by one of the world's most prominent theoretical physicists, Roger Penrose, whose work on black holes and the theory of relativity earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020.​

Beautifully bound in paper blocked with holographic foil with a design by Daniel Streat ​

240 pages​

Photographic portrait of Albert Einstein​

Holographic foil-blocked slipcase ​

9½˝ x 5¼˝

‘There are absolute masterpieces that move us intensely: Mozart’s Requiem, Homer’s Odyssey, the Sistine Chapel, King Lear. To fully appreciate their brilliance may require a long apprenticeship, but the reward is sheer beauty – and not only this, but the opening of our eyes to a new perspective upon the world. Einstein’s jewel, the general theory of relativity, is a masterpiece of this order.’
  1. Carlo Rovelli

Relativity is a groundbreaking work that introduces readers to the complex and fascinating world of theoretical physics. In this book, Einstein explains his theory of relativity, which revolutionised our understanding of space, time, and gravity. The theory is divided into two parts: Special Relativity and General Relativity. Special Relativity addresses the relationship between space and time, introducing the famous equation E=mc². General Relativity expands on this by explaining how gravity is not just a force but a curvature of space-time caused by mass. Einstein's clear and concise writing makes these profound concepts accessible to both scientists and curious readers alike, offering a glimpse into the mind of one of the greatest physicists of all time.

About Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was a German mathematician and physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. In the following decade, he immigrated to the United States after being targeted by the German Nazi Party. His work also had a major impact on the development of atomic energy. In his later years, Einstein focused on unified field theory. He died in April 1955 at age 76. With his passion for inquiry, Einstein is generally considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century.

About Roger Penrose

Roger Penrose is one of the world’s most prominent theoretical physicists who in 1965 produced the mathematics that showed how stars collapse to form black holes. With Stephen Hawking, he showed that if Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity is correct, then there would be a singularity, a point of infinite density and space-time curvature, where time has a beginning. Penrose shared the Wolf Prize for physics with Stephen Hawking for this work on the Penrose-Hawking singularity theorems.​

Penrose is also known as the founding father of quantum gravity through his work on twistor theory, a key tool in quantum theory. He is an emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford, and the author of several books about the nature of space, time and reality. Among his numerous awards are: the Royal Medal, the Copley Medal, the Dirac Medal. the Albert Einstein Medal and the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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