Einstein for Dummies
 

Contents

Introduction

Part I. A Genius Awakens

  1. Who Was Einstein?
  2. 1905: Einstein’s Miracle Year
  3. Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Man

Part II. On the Shoulders of Giants: What Einstein Learned in School

  1. Creating a Clockwork Universe
  2. The Arrow of Time
  3. Einstein’s Most Fascinating Subject
  4. Let There Be Light

Part III. The Special Theory of Relativity

  1. Relativity Before Einstein
  2. Riding on a Beam of Light
  3. Clocks, Trains, and Automobiles
  4. The Equation

Part IV. The General Theory of Relativity

  1. Einstein’s Second Theory of Relativity
  2. “Black Holes Ain’t So Black”
  3. Was Einstein Right?

Part V. The Quantum and the Universe

  1. Atoms Before Einstein
  2. Quantum Leap: Einstein Plays Dice
  3. Einstein and the Bomb
  4. Einstein’s Greatest Blunder
  5. Not a Blunder After All

Part VI. The Part of Tens

  1. Ten Views of Einstein on Religion and Philosophy
  2. Ten Women in Einstein’s Life

Part VII. Appendixes

Appendix I. Glossary

Appendix II. Relativity Time-Line