Albert Einstein’s special theory of relativity: emergence (1905) and early interpretation (1905-1911) (Record no. 63275)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780387948706 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 530.1109 MIL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Miller, Arthur I. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Albert Einstein’s special theory of relativity: emergence (1905) and early interpretation (1905-1911) |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Springer, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1997. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xix, 446p.: |
| Other physical details | ill.; pbk.: |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes Epilogue, Appendix, Bibliography and Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This book analyzes one of the three great papers Einstein published in 1905, each of which would alter forever the field it dealt with. The second of these papers, "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies," had an impact in a much broader field than electrodynamics: it established what Einstein sometimes referred to (after 1906) as the "so-called Theory of Relativity." Miller uses the paper to provide a window into the intense intellectual struggles of physicists in the first decade of the 20th century: the interplay between physical theory and empirical data, the fiercely held notions that could not be articulated clearly or verified experimentally, the great intellectual investment in existing theories, data, and interpretations -- and associated intellectual inertia -- and the drive to the long-sought- for unification of the sciences. Since its original publication, this book has become a standard reference and sourcebook for the history and philosophy of science; however, it can equally well serve as a text in the history of ideas or of twentieth-century philosophy. From reviews of the previous edition: ÄMillerÜ has written a superb, perhaps definitive, historical study of Einstein's special theory of relativity.... One comes away from the book with a respect for both the creative genius of the man and his nerve: he simply brushed aside much of the work that was going on around him.<br/><br/>https://link.springer.com/book/9780387948706 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Space-time Concepts |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Scientific Creativity |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Michelson–Morley Experiment |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Historical development of Physics |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Emergence of Modern Physics |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Lorentz Transformations |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | IIT Gandhinagar | IIT Gandhinagar | 29/08/2025 | Shankar Books | 530.1109 MIL | 036142 | 29/08/2025 | 1 | Books |
