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- catalog abstract "No single breakthrough in twentieth-century physics (with the possible exception of quantum mechanics) changed our view of the world more than that of Einstein's discovery of relativity. The notions that the flow of time is not a constant, that the mass of an object depends on its velocity, and that the speed of light is a constant no matter what the motion of the observer, at first seemed shocking to scientists and laymen alike. But, as Feynman shows so clearly and so entertainingly in the lectures chosen for this volume, these crazy notions are no mere dry principles of physics, but are things of beauty and elegance. No one - not even Einstein himself - explained these difficult, anti-intuitive concepts more clearly, or with more verve and gusto, than Richard Feynman.".
- catalog contributor b10510141.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "No single breakthrough in twentieth-century physics (with the possible exception of quantum mechanics) changed our view of the world more than that of Einstein's discovery of relativity. The notions that the flow of time is not a constant, that the mass of an object depends on its velocity, and that the speed of light is a constant no matter what the motion of the observer, at first seemed shocking to scientists and laymen alike. But, as Feynman shows so clearly and so entertainingly in the lectures chosen for this volume, these crazy notions are no mere dry principles of physics, but are things of beauty and elegance. No one - not even Einstein himself - explained these difficult, anti-intuitive concepts more clearly, or with more verve and gusto, than Richard Feynman.".
- catalog description "Vectors -- Symmetry in physical laws -- The special theory of relativity -- Relativistic energy and momentum -- Space-time -- Curved space.".
- catalog extent "xxvii, 152 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Six not-so-easy pieces.".
- catalog identifier "0201150255".
- catalog isFormatOf "Six not-so-easy pieces.".
- catalog isPartOf "Helix book.".
- catalog isPartOf "Helix books".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub.,".
- catalog relation "Six not-so-easy pieces.".
- catalog subject "530.11 21".
- catalog subject "QC793.3.S9 F49 1997".
- catalog subject "Space and time.".
- catalog subject "Special relativity (Physics)".
- catalog subject "Symmetry (Physics)".
- catalog tableOfContents "Vectors -- Symmetry in physical laws -- The special theory of relativity -- Relativistic energy and momentum -- Space-time -- Curved space.".
- catalog title "Six not-so-easy pieces : Einstein's relativity, symmetry, and space-time / Richard P. Feynman ; originally prepared for publication by Robert B. Leighton and Matthew Sands ; new introduction by Roger Penrose.".
- catalog type "text".