Autorentext

Banesh Hoffmann (1906-86) received his PhD from Princeton University. At Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, he collaborated with Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld on the classic paper "Gravitational Equations and the Problem of Motion." Hoffmann taught at Queens College for more than 40 years.

Inhalt

CHAPTER 1 A Hint of What Is to Come
CHAPTER 2 The Path to Newton
CHAPTER 3 Newtonian Relativity
CHAPTER 4 The Optical Threat to Relativity
CHAPTER 5 The Special Theory of Relativity
CHAPTER 6 The General Theory of Relativity
INDEX