Einstein and Relativity (Big Idea)

About this book

At a moment of great discovery one Big Idea can change the world... E mc2 is the worlds most famous equation but what does it mean and why were Einsteins theories so groundbreaking? Einsteins revolutionary papers on his Theories of Relativity changed mankinds view of the world and universe for ever establishing him as one of our greatest scientific minds - but when he died he considered himself a failure. Einstein & Relativity tells the gripping story of Einsteins early life (in which he failed all subjects except maths and physics) through to his most important research. After publishing his two innovative Theories of Relativity he then wasted over two decades searching for a comprehensive theory in contradiction to his previous work. The Big Idea: Einstein & Relativity is accessible and absorbing placing Einsteins life and work into the context of science up to that point and distilling his complex theories into bite-size pieces for anyone and everyone. The Big Idea series is a fascinating look at the greatest advances in our scientific history and at the men and women who made these fundamental breakthroughs.