内容简介
TheNobelPrize-winningscientistaspresentationofhislandmarktheoryAccordingtoEinsteinhimself,thisbookisintendedatogiveanexactinsightintothetheoryofRelativitytothosereaderswho,fromageneralscientificandphilosophicalpointofview,areinterestedinthetheory,butwhoarenotconversantwiththemathematicalapparatusoftheoreticalphysics.aWhenhewrotethebookin1916,Einsteinasnamewasscarcelyknownoutsidethephysicsinstitutes.Havingjustcompletedhismasterpiece,"TheGeneralTheoryofRelativity"awhichprovidedabrand-newtheoryofgravityandpromisedanewperspectiveonthecosmosasawholeahesetoutatoncetosharehisexcitementwithaswideapublicaspossibleinthispopularandaccessiblebook.