Secrets of the Old One by Jeremy Bernstein
Deals with the complex concepts of relativity and the stimulated emission of light. This title tells the remarkable story of Einstein's papers and their impact one century ago. It explains the many technological ramifications of ideas which changed our lives in the twentieth century and continue to do so.Secrets of the Old One is one of the best scientist-sketches and adds to Bernstein's long list of such successes
Peter L. Gallison, American Scientist, Volume 94, Number 3, May-June 2006
Bernstein's book is wonderful and, as far as I can judge as a professional physicist, very pedagogical for non-specialists.
Andre Martin, CERN Courier, Volume 46, Number 3, 2006
Many readers will recognize Bernstein (Cranks, Quarks & the Cosmos, LJ 1/93) as the noted science essayist for the New Yorker for the past 30 years. He has also contributed essays to Scientific American and The Atlantic Monthly. He wrote A Theory for Everything (Copernicus, 1996) which collected some of these essays as well as Hitler's Uranium Club 2e (Copernicus, 1996).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780387260051 |
| ISBN 10 | 0387260056 |
| Title | Secrets of the Old One |
| Author | Jeremy Bernstein |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Year published | 2005-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
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