The Perfect Theory by Pedro G Ferreira
An engaging popular history of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, taking in the sheer magnificence of its discovery, as well as the infighting that the theory sparked across a century.
Prof Ferreira is an outstanding storyteller, and the tales here reveal more about how science really works than any number of textbooks * BBC Focus *
Raised in Portugal and Britain, Pedro G. Ferreira arrived at Oxford University in 2000, by way of London, Berkeley and CERN. For over twenty-five years he has worked on the frontline of general relativity and cosmology research. Now forty-five, he is Professor of Astrophysics at Oxford University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349123677 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349123675 |
| Title | The Perfect Theory |
| Author | Pedro G Ferreira |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2015-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2014 (UK) |
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