Easy Lessons in Einstein
by Edwin E. Slosson
About this book
Published in 1920, Slosson’s Easy Lessons in Einstein is one of the first popularizations of Einstein’s theory of relativity. This book is meant to convey to the general reader the ideas of relativity in non-mathematical terms, by the use of thought experiments and pop-cultural references of the day. This edition also includes a short article by Einstein on Time, Space and Gravitation. (Summary by JoeD)
Chapters (11)
1A Prefatorial Dialogue, A New View of Gravitation
2Contradictory Experiments, The Conundrum of the Ages
3Paradoxes of Relativity, Are You Sure of Your Shape?
4Introducing the Fourth Dimension, Time as the Fouth Dimension
5A Worm’s-Eye View of the World, Turning Time Backward, the Metaphysics of the Movies
6The Egocentric Theory of the Universe
7Non-Euclidean Geometry, Some Simple Examples
8The Eclipse Observations
9Who is Einstein? How to Lose Weight, A Substitute for Gravity
10The Weight of Light, Mutable Theories and Stable Facts, Scientific Versus Legal Laws
11Time, Space, and Gravitation, by Dr Albert Einstein
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