Reviews for The Principle of Relativity with Applications to Physical Science ( Dover Phoenix Editions Series)

The average rating for The Principle of Relativity with Applications to Physical Science ( Dover Phoenix Editions Series) based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-01-26 00:00:00 Shawn Albright This is really not a book as in edited monologue but a transcript of some sort based on two lectures Einstein gave.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-12-25 00:00:00 Darby Wilson An exceptional historic document composed of two distinct addresses by Albert Einstein. Firstly, recounting the stumbling of Physical Science from Newton's theory to his own: the intrinsic relation of matter and energy; and how the influence of problems derived from Hertz's investigations in electro-dynamics made this possible, thanks to Lorentz through Maxwell's equations. Secondly, the fundamental question for the character of Mathematics as a valid description of reality -particularly in the field of Geometry. Plus a beautiful explanation of what an infinite universe, that is, an unbounded sphere, means. Perhaps equally important, there remains the question of how physics experiments are tainted by wrong philosophical approaches -now, at a time in which Philosophy is unconsidered or relegated to the dark places of Theology. Accessible to anyone (as for the large part of Einstein's public work) this is a beautiful document and a personal recommendation for lunch time!