Rigden provides a fine account of the scientific importance of
Einstein's five papers.--PD Smith "The Guardian "
[A] valuable addition to the Einstein canon.--Werner Israel"Nature"
(01/20/2005)
[Rigden] gives an excellent overview of each of the 1905
papers.--Alan Cane"Financial Times" (08/27/2005)
A century ago, in 1905, Einstein proved that time, as it had been
understood by scientist and layman alike, was a fiction. And this
was scarcely his only achievement that year, which John S. Rigden
skillfully chronicles, month by month, in "Einstein 1905: The
Standard of Greatness".--Jim Holt"New Yorker" (02/28/2005)
A fine, slender introduction to Einstein's mind and science for the
lay reader is John Rigden's "Einstein 1905: The Standard of
Greatness".--Leon Botstein"New York Sun" (12/30/2005)
A marvelous book...John Rigden not only summarizes accessibly
[Einstein's] accomplishments of that year; he analyses the nature
of scientific research...Einstein's papers are not accessible to a
nonexpert by and large. But for those who feel the urge to at least
try to go where they're not technically qualified with the accurate
suspicion that it matters, this is the year for some physics, and
John Rigden's provocative work is a place to start.--Thomas
Oliphant"Boston Globe" (03/01/2005)
In "Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness", John S. Rigden
provides a lucid account of Einstein's astonishing outburst of
creativity, explaining its scientific context and impact, which
include, in the case of the relativity theory, the reconstruction
of both space and time and the equivalence of mass and
energy.--Daniel J. Kevles"Times Literary Supplement"
(05/13/2005)
Mr. Rigden is very good at evoking the vehement debates that took
place over Einstein's findings...The portrait of Einstein that
emerges from Mr. Rigden's account is as compelling as his
theories.--Eric Ormsby"New York Sun" (03/02/2005)
Mr. Rigden's book provides a clearly written account of these
papers. It places each one in the context of the physics of the
time, and explains the unique contribution Einstein made by his
unerring vision for the key principles involved and his convincing
solutions to the problems he tackled.--Jeffrey Marsh"Washington
Times" (07/17/2005)
To mark the centenary of the publication of Albert Einstein's first
scientific papers, the year saw a flowering of books about the 20th
century's greatest thinker. The best of the bunch is John S.
Rigden's book "Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness". Rigden
provides an excellent no-frills overview of five papers that
Einstein published within the space of six months, transforming our
understanding of nature.--Clive Cookson"Financial Times"
(12/10/2005)
[A] valuable addition to the Einstein canon. -- Werner Israel
"Nature" (01/20/2005)
The year 2005 [is] the centenary of Einstein's "annus mirabilis,"
when he published the five papers that marked him as one of the
greatest scientists of all time. Washington University professor
Rigden sits readers down in front of his white board and explains
what Einstein said in each of these papers, what was significant in
them and how the scientific community reacted (not very well, in
most cases--for a while)...Rigden writes with a rare felicity, free
of jargon and with everyday metaphors that Einstein himself would
no doubt have appreciated.
a while)...Rigden writes with a rare felicity, free of jargon and
with everyday metaphors that Einstein himself would no doubt have
appreciated.
chronicles, month by month, in "Einstein 1905: The Standard of
Greatness,"
find this lucid, nonmathematical account ideal.
key principles involved and his convincing solutions to the
problems he tackled.
large. But for those who feel the urge to at least try to go where
they're not technically qualified with the accurate suspicion that
it matters, this is the year for some physics, and John Rigden's
provocative work is a place to start.
which include, in the case of the relativity theory, the
reconstruction of both space and time and the equivalence of mass
and energy.
[A] valuable addition to the Einstein canon.
ÝA¨ valuable addition to the Einstein canon. -- Werner Israel
"Nature" (01/20/2005)
ÝRigden¨ gives an excellent overview of each of the 1905 papers. --
Alan Cane "Financial Times" (08/27/2005)
Between March and September 1905, Einstein wrote five "Annalen
Physik" papers that would greatly influence 20th-century
physics...For each paper, Rigden discusses the background,
underlying ideas, content, and organization before surveying its
reception and impact. General readers who wish to understand the
magnitude of what Einstein accomplished during his "annus
mirabilis" will find this lucid, nonmathematical account ideal.
In "Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness," John S. Rigden
provides a lucid account of Einstein's astonishing outburst of
creativity, explaining its scientific context and impact, which
include, in the case of the relativity theory, the reconstruction
of both space and time and the equivalence of mass and energy. --
Daniel J. Kevles "Times Literary Supplement" (05/13/2005)
The year 2005 Ýis¨ the centenary of Einstein's "annus mirabilis,"
when he published the five papers that marked him as one of the
greatest scientists of all time. Washington University professor
Rigden sits readers down in front of his white board and explains
what Einstein said in each of these papers, what was significant in
them and how the scientific community reacted (not very well, in
most cases--for a while)...Rigden writes with a rare felicity, free
of jargon and with everyday metaphors that Einstein himself would
no doubt have appreciated.
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