Hey, Anthony J. G.

Einstein's mirror / Tony Hey, Patrick Walters. - New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1997. - xii, 291 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-287) and indexes.

Choice. Kirkus Review.

Provides a simple, non-mathematical account of relativity, discussing its value in understanding the universe; features detailed accounts of the role relativity has played in atomic and nuclear physics; describes the various applications of relativity; and looks at the influence of Einstein's theory on the development of science fiction.

Adult Follett Library Resources.

0521435048 0521435323 (pbk.)

96051097


Cosmology.
Gravitation.
Relativity (Physics)
Cosmology.
Gravitation.
Relativity (Physics).

QC173.55 / .H49 1997

530.11