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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory

By: Albert Einstein
Narrated by: Steve Blaufeld
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"Relativity: The Special and the General Theory" is a seminal work by Albert Einstein, first published in 1916, designed to explain the groundbreaking theories that reshaped our understanding of the universe. In this accessible text, Einstein introduces listeners to the Special Theory of Relativity, which addresses the relationship between space and time, and the General Theory of Relativity, which expands these concepts to include gravity as the curvature of space-time caused by mass and energy.

Written for the layperson, Einstein employs clear language and thought experiments to elucidate complex ideas such as time dilation, length contraction, and the equivalence principle, making this book a cornerstone of modern physics and a must for anyone interested in the fundamental nature of reality.

Public Domain (P)2024 Quill Publishing
Physics Science

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Einstein wrote a great book for the layman that requires some careful thinking to absorb all of the novel ideas presented.

The narration, however, is a terrible distraction for the reasons listed by some other reviewers, in addition to right from the first few minutes he repeats saying "pair-a bowl-a" for a simple parabola, and the issues proceed from there. This is a book in English by Einstein explaining his relativity theories as best as he can for a general audience. These theories, by their nature, include a good bit of geometry to describe. Why the editors hired a narrator to read it who has no idea how to pronounce parabola, or at minimum have it edited properly, is ridiculously incompetent and frustrating for the listener.

Great Content, Terrible narration

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