How better to learn the Special Theory of Relativity and the General Theory of Relativity than directly from their creator Albert Einstein himself? In Relativity: The Special and the General Theory Einstein describes the theories that made him famous illuminating his case with numerous examples and a smattering of math. This book is not a casual reading but for those who appreciate his work without diving into the arcana of theoretical physics it will prove a stimulating read. "The present book is intended" Einstein wrote in 1916 "as far as possible to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who from a general scientific and philosophical point of view are interested in the theory but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics."