The Perfect Theory : a Century of Geniuses and the Battle over General Relativity /: a Century of Geniuses and the Battle over General Relativity. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Pedro G. Ferreira.
• Authors: Ferreira, Pedro G
• Contents: Prologue -- If a Person Falls Freely -- The Most Valuable Discovery -- Correct Mathematics, Abominable Physics -- Collapsing Stars -- Completely Cuckoo -- Radio Days -- Wheelerisms -- Singularities -- Unification Woes -- Seeing Gravity -- The Dark Universe -- The End of Spacetime -- A Spectacular Extrapolation -- Something Is Going to Happen.
• Publisher Details: London : Little, Brown
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 530.11; General relativity (Physics) -- History; General relativity (Physics) -- Popular works; Time; Physics -- history; Time; Relativité générale (Physique) -- Histoire; Relativité générale (Physique) -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation; Temps; time; Time; General relativity (Physics); Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie; Relativitätstheorie; History; Popular works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780748124152; 0748124152
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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