Relativity: The Special and the General Theory

Relativity: The Special and the General Theory began as a short paper and was eventually published as a book written by Albert Einstein with the aim of giving:

. . . an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics.

— from the Preface

It was first published in German in 1916 and later translated into English in 1920.^[1][2][3] It is divided into 3 parts, the first dealing withspecial relativity, the second dealing with general relativity and the third dealing with considerations on the universe as a whole. There have been many versions published since the original in 1916, the latest in December, 2011. The work has been labeled^{[by whom?]} unique in that it gives readers an insight into the thought processes of one of the greatest minds of the 20th century.

External links[edit]

• Albert Einstein. Relativity: the Special and the General Theory, 10th edition (there are a total of 17 editions). ISBN 0-517-029618 at Project Gutenberg