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Time and the Space-Traveller - by L Marder (Hardcover)
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- A readable, well illustrated, and often entertaining book surveying the main issues in the controversy over "time-dilation" and the "clock paradox" in Einstein's theory of relativity.
- About the Author: L. Mader was Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at the University of Southampton.
- 208 Pages
- Science, Physics
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About the Book
A readable, well illustrated, and often entertaining book surveying the main issues in the controversy over "time-dilation" and the "clock paradox" in Einstein's theory of relativity.Book Synopsis
A readable, well illustrated, and often entertaining book surveying the main issues in the controversy over "time-dilation" and the "clock paradox" in Einstein's theory of relativity.Review Quotes
"[Time and the Space-Traveller] makes this interesting debate accessible to the nonspecialist."-- "Times Literary Supplement"
"A thorough and wide-ranging survey. . . . A pleasure to read."-- "Choice"
"I read Time and the Sapce-Traveller with considerable pleasure and am delighted that someone has collected all the material on the clock paradox."-- "Isaac Asimov"
"Unusually clear. . . . [Time and the Space-Traveller] treats the twin paradox fairly and broadly, everywhere with good sense and good physics. . . . Enjoyable reading for any one with a taste for physical argument."-- "Scientific American"
About the Author
L. Mader was Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at the University of Southampton.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)
Weight: .92 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Physics
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Theme: Relativity
Format: Hardcover
Author: L Marder
Language: English
Street Date: April 29, 1972
TCIN: 91357241
UPC: 9780812276503
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-4144
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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