Like Newton and Galileo before him, this remarkable scientist changed forever mankind's understanding of the universe. The world would be a very different place if it were not for Albert Einstein. For a paperback 55 years old, it is still in good shape: the way to read a Science and Society Classic collection of essays. were once dog-eared previous owner phone number and extension at top right half-title page/ffep: describes worse than it is, but there you have it. (of 159 pp.) have small amounts of ink underlining or margin lines 4 pp. Rubbing wear down spine edges and at spine and cover corners 1" soft creases at front cover corners many white mini-creases and some white speckles on front cover (NOT in evidence on inside covers), just general useage signs 21 pp. Shiny black wrappers with Title lettering at top center front cover above abstract art object, an arc composed of many adjacent sets of parallel curved lines Editor name lettering in light gray across middle front cover Series name lettering in smaller white letters across bottom front cover. Contents divided into 23 chapters and 4 Parts: PART I : "The Origins of the Special Theory of Relativity" PART II : "The Nature of Relativity Theory" PART III : "How Was Relativity Theory Born?" PART IV : "The Scientific Reaction to Einstein" "The Lay Reaction".
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