Daniel J Kennefick: 3 books
Traveling at the Speed of Thought
Einstein and the Quest for Gravitational Waves
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Since Einstein first described them nearly a century ago, gravitational waves have been the subject of more sustained controversy than perhaps any other phenomenon in physics. These as yet undetected fluctuations in the shape of space-time were first predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity,...
No Shadow of a Doubt
The 1919 Eclipse That Confirmed Einstein's Theory of Relativity
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
On their 100th anniversary, the story of the extraordinary scientific expeditions that ushered in the era of relativity
In 1919, British scientists led extraordinary expeditions to Brazil and Africa to test Albert Einstein’s revolutionary new theory of general relativity in what became the...
by Alice Calaprice, Robert Schulmann, Daniel J Kennefick
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
This is the single most complete guide to Albert Einstein's life and work for students, researchers, and browsers alike. Written by three leading Einstein scholars who draw on their combined wealth of expertise gained during their work on the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, this authoritative...