This uniquely charming book remains as vivid as ever and even more helpful, thanks to the excellent new foreward and notes by David Derbes and Robert Jantzen.' -Peter Pesic, author of Abel's Proof: An Essay on the Sources and Meaning of Mathmatical Unsolvability and Sky in a Bottle She will lead you through special and general relativity, helping you at every step to understand the essential equations, including tensors, with amazing clarity and conciseness. 'If you know high-school math, are not afraid of equations, and want to find out what Einstein really said, read Lillian Lieber's book. 'A clear and vivid exposition of the essential ideas and methods of the theory of relativity.can be warmly recommended especially to those who cannot spend too much time on the subject.' -Albert Einstein His specialties are general relativity and cosmology, differential geometry, and Lie groups.ĭavid Derbes teaches science at the University of Chicago Lab School. Robert Jantzen is a professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Villanova University. He illustrated many books written by his wife Lillian. Hugh Gray Lieber was the head of the Department of Fine Arts at Long Island University. She wrote a series of lighthearted (and well-respected) math books in the 1940s, including The Einstein Theory of Relativity, Infinity, and Mits, Wits & Logic. Lillian Lieber was the head of the Department of Mathematics at Long Island University. Her delightful style, in combination with her husband's charming illustrations, makes for an interesting and accessible read about one of the greatest ideas of all times. Using 'just enough mathematics to help and not to hinder the lay reader,' Lillian Lieber provides a thorough explanation of Einstein's theory of relativity. 'Oh, what a delightful book! This is the clearest explanation of relativity available-and the most fun.' -Walter Isaacson Edited and with a Foreword by David Derbes and Robert Jantzen

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