Relativity The Special and General Theory

<p>I make no pretence of having withheld from the reader difficulties which are inherent to the subject. On the other hand I have purposely treated the empirical physical foundations of the theory in a step-motherly fashion so that readers may not feel like the wanderer who was unable to see the forest for the trees.<br /><br />A layman's introduction to Einstein's ideas Relativity gives readers an insight into the ideas of one of the best known - and one of the most influential - scientists in history.<br /><br />The ideas explained herein turned Einstein into a cultural icon earned him a Nobel Prize and revolutionised modern physics. Few ideas in history can claim to have had such a scientific and cultural impact on human life.</p>