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Gravitation (Physics Series) 40 reviews Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne, ...
W. H. Freeman, 1973
Amazing - Not for beginners
+ The best book on General Relativity + Gravitation
As a child I used to ask my father "Does space go on forever? And if it doesn't, what is on the otherside??' My father of course had no idea. It has since been a subtle quest of mine to fine answers to these questions. I, as well as every person on this planet, have heard Einstein's name ...
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Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy (Commonwealth Fund Book Program) 82 reviews Kip S. Thorne
W. W. Norton & Company, 1995
The science behind the movie "Contact"
+ Einstein's legacy not that outrageous + A detailed history of the science of physics + Relativity Explained + Great complement to Stephen Hawkins' books
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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (Penguin Classics) 77 reviews Albert Einstein
Penguin Classics, 2006
Still The Best
+ Worth the Effort - An Excellent Book + It's Einstein. what would you expect? + Excellent edition of Einstein's Relativity + A qualified recommendation
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Spacetime Physics 33 reviews Edwin F. Taylor, John Archibald Wheeler
W. H. Freeman, 1992
Geometry of spacetime!
+ A well done presentation + Spacetime physics + The strongest point of Spacetime Physics... + Profound and interesting
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Relativity in Curved Spacetime: Life without special relativity 2 reviews Eric Baird
Chocolate Tree Books, 2007
This book is excellent!
In this excellent discussion of relativity theory, Eric Baird introduces the reader to the history and practice of relativity theory, jauntily condensing and critiquing centuries of research as he builds his accompanying argument: that Albert Einstein's 1905 flat-spacetime special theory cannot be ...
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Was Einstein Right? 2nd Edition: Putting General Relativity To The Test 2 reviews Clifford M. Will
Basic Books, 1993
Excellent
+ a saga of modern science
"Was Einstein Right" is the first book (out of 37 on relativity which I own) that I offer someone interested in learning about Einstein's theories. It is interesting, clear and to the point. I have re-bought this book three times, as my copies are lent out and don't always make it back! haha I ...
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A Journey into Gravity and Spacetime ("Scientific American" Library) 4 reviews John Archibald Wheeler
W. H. Freeman, 1999
A stunner of a book
+ Able to "see" spacetime + Awesome: from an MSEE + The author's mind has no boundary....
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Was Einstein Right? 2nd Edition: Putting General Relativity To The Test 2 reviews Clifford M. Will
Basic Books, 1993
Excellent
+ a saga of modern science
"Was Einstein Right" is the first book (out of 37 on relativity which I own) that I offer someone interested in learning about Einstein's theories. It is interesting, clear and to the point. I have re-bought this book three times, as my copies are lent out and don't always make it back! haha I ...
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Spacetime Physics 33 reviews Edwin F. Taylor, John Archibald Wheeler
W. H. Freeman, 1992
Geometry of spacetime!
+ A well done presentation + Spacetime physics + The strongest point of Spacetime Physics... + Profound and interesting
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Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy (Commonwealth Fund Book Program) 82 reviews Kip S. Thorne
W. W. Norton & Company, 1995
The science behind the movie "Contact"
+ Einstein's legacy not that outrageous + A detailed history of the science of physics + Relativity Explained + Great complement to Stephen Hawkins' books
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Relativity in Curved Spacetime: Life without special relativity 2 reviews Eric Baird
Chocolate Tree Books, 2007
This book is excellent!
In this excellent discussion of relativity theory, Eric Baird introduces the reader to the history and practice of relativity theory, jauntily condensing and critiquing centuries of research as he builds his accompanying argument: that Albert Einstein's 1905 flat-spacetime special theory cannot be ...
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Gravitation (Physics Series) 40 reviews Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne, ...
W. H. Freeman, 1973
Amazing - Not for beginners
+ The best book on General Relativity + Gravitation
As a child I used to ask my father "Does space go on forever? And if it doesn't, what is on the otherside??' My father of course had no idea. It has since been a subtle quest of mine to fine answers to these questions. I, as well as every person on this planet, have heard Einstein's name ...
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A Journey into Gravity and Spacetime ("Scientific American" Library) 4 reviews John Archibald Wheeler
W. H. Freeman, 1999
A stunner of a book
+ Able to "see" spacetime + Awesome: from an MSEE + The author's mind has no boundary....
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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (Penguin Classics) 77 reviews Albert Einstein
Penguin Classics, 2006
Still The Best
+ Worth the Effort - An Excellent Book + It's Einstein. what would you expect? + Excellent edition of Einstein's Relativity + A qualified recommendation
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