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OverviewThis four-volume work represents the most comprehensive documentation and study of the creation of general relativity; one of the fundamental physical theories of the 20th century. It comprises key sources from Einstein and others who from the late 19th to the early 20th century contributed to this monumental development. Some of these sources are presented here in translation for the first time. Einstein's famous Zurich notebook, which documents the pivotal steps toward general relativity, is reproduced here for the first time and transcribed in its entirety. The volumes offer detailed commentaries and analyses of these sources that are based on a close reading of these documents supplemented by interpretations by the leading historians of relativity. All in all, the facets of this work, based on more than a decade of research, combine to constitute one of the most in-depth studies of a scientific revolution ever written. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michel Janssen , Jurgen Renn , John Norton , Sauer TilmannPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Volume: v. 8000 / v. 247 ISBN: 9781402039423ISBN 10: 1402039425 Pages: 430 Publication Date: 01 July 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable ![]() The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsCommentary on the Zurich NotebookWhat was Einstein?s Fateful Prejudice ? (John Norton)What Did Einstein Know and When Did He Know It? A Besso Memo Dated August 1913 (Michel Janssen)Untying the Knot: How Einstein Found His Way Back to Field Equations Discarded in the Zurich Notebook(Jurgen Renn and Michel Janssen)IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |