Einstein's war, the birth of relativity amid the vicious nationalism of World War I, Matthew Stanley
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Einstein's war, the birth of relativity amid the vicious nationalism of World War I, Matthew Stanley
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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index present
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non fiction
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Einstein's war
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bibliography
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1121602419
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Matthew Stanley
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the birth of relativity amid the vicious nationalism of World War I
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"The birth of a world-changing idea, relativity, and how it was shaped by the social upheaval and bloody horror of the First World War"--, Provided by publisher
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The world of science before the war -- Science across nations -- The wars begin -- Increasing isolation -- The collapse of international science -- A vital victory -- To cross the trenches -- The borders of the universe -- The resistance to relativity -- Angels of the revolution -- The test -- The relativity circus -- Epilogue: The legacy of Einstein and Eddington
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