Einstein's Miraculous Year: Five Papers that Changed the Face of Physics
- ISBN-10
- 0691059381
- ISBN-13
- 9780691059389
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 198
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton Univ Department of Art &
- Author
- John J. Stachel
Description
Brings together five papers written in 1905, and describes their background and importance
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