Special Relativity

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  1. Book ImageDeath by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries

    Neil deGrasse Tyson

    “One of today’s best popularizers of science.”—Kirkus ReviewsMore

  2. Book ImageOrigins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

    Neil deGrasse Tyson, Donald Goldsmith

    Drawing on the current cross-pollination of geology, biology, and astrophysics, Origins makes "the astonishing astronomical discoveries of recent years come alive (Michael D. Lemonick).More

  3. Book ImageEinstein's Cosmos: How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time

    Michio Kaku

    In paperback for the centenary of the discovery of relativity, "a fresh and highly visual tour through Einstein's astonishing legacy" (Brian Greene).More

  4. Book ImageEinstein's Clocks and Poincare's Maps: Empires of Time

    Peter Galison

    "More than a history of science; it is a tour de force in the genre."—New York Times Book ReviewMore

  5. Book ImageSimply Einstein: Relativity Demystified

    Richard Wolfson

    With this reader-friendly book, it doesn't take an Einstein to understand the theory of relativity and its remarkable consequences.More

  6. Book ImageThe Future of Spacetime

    Timothy Ferris, Stephen W. Hawking, Alan Lightman, Et Al.

    Where the science of black holes, gravitational waves, and time travel will likely lead us, as reported by spacetime's most important theoreticians and observers.More

  7. Book ImageWhy Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture

    Mario Salvadori

    Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods from ancient time to the present day, illustrated throughout with line drawings. In addition, Mr. Salvadori discusses recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings.More

  8. Book ImageWhy Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail

    Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori, Kevin Woest

    The authors examine buildings of all kinds, from ancient domes like Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to the state-of-the-art Hartford Civic Arena. Their subjects range from the man-caused destruction of the Parthenon to the earthquake damage of 1989 in Armenia and San Francisco.More

  9. Book ImageGeons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics

    Kenneth W. Ford, John Archibald Wheeler

    The autobiography of one of the preeminent figures in twentieth-century physics.More

  10. Book ImageBlack Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy

    Kip S. Thorne

    Ever since Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity burst upon the world in 1915 some of the most brilliant minds of our century have sought to decipher the mysteries bequeathed by that theory, a legacy so unthinkable in some respects that even Einstein himself rejected them.More

  11. Book ImageSpecial Relativity

    A. P. French