Aczel A. D., God's Equation. Einstein, Relativity ... Universe, 2000.pdf

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AMIR
D. ACZEL
Author
of
Fermat’s
l^ist
Theorem
EQUATION
EINSTEIN,
ELATIVITY,
AND
THE
EXPANDING
UNIVERSE
“One
of
the
most
exciting
detectirve
stones
ever
told
.
V
maivelous
distillation
of
epoch-making
science
’
—Boofdtv
7.
“There
is
something
startling
on
just
about
every
page*”
—5,777
J
rwnciseo
Chronicle
“ft
is
a
wonderful
time
to
glance
bark
over
Einstein’s
path
in
developing
the
field
equation...fortunately,
ve
have
a
fabulous
guide
in
Amir
D.
Aczel.”
—-Discover
ARE
UE
ON
THE
VERGE
OF
SOLVING
THE
RIDDLE
OF
CREATIQJS
USING
EINSTEIN’S
“GRE
ATEST
BLUNDER"?
In
a
work
that
is
jr
once
lucid
exhilarating,
and
profound,
renowned
mathianarichm
Dr.
Amir
.Aczel,
critically
acclaimed
author
ol
Fer/ni/t)
Cist
Fhcoret/t,
takes
us
into
the
heart
of
science’s
greatest
mysten
In
January
1998,
astronomers
found
evidence
that
the
cosmos
is,
expanding
at
an
ever-increasing
rate.
'Ehe
way1
te
perceive
the
universe
was
changed
forever.
J
he
most
compelling
theory
cosmologists
could
find
to
explain
this
phenomenon
was
Einstein’s
cosmologies!
constant,
a
theory
he
conceived—and
rejected—fiver
eight?/
years
ago.
Drawing
on
newly
discovered
letters
of
Einstein-
—many
translated
here
for
the
first
time—years
of
research,
and
interviews
with
prominent
mathematicians,
cosmolo­
gists,
physicists,
and
astronomers,
Vczel
takes
us
on
a
fascinating
journey
into
"the
strange
geometry
of
space-time,”
and
into
the
mind
of
a
genius.
Here
the
unthinkable
becomes
real:
an
inunite,
ever-expanding,
ever-accelerating
universe
whose
only
ahsolute
is
the
speed
of
light.
Awesome
in
scope,
thrilling
,n
deta
il,
Gods
f
quatio*
is
storytelling
at
its
finest
“[I
instein’s]
field
equation
remains
the
closest
thins
vie
have
to
a
divine
blueprint
for
the
uni
verse...
Aczel
gives
a
very
readable
account
of
the
science
tnd
the
scientists
involved.
—kJrkns
Reviews
\
isit
oui
website
at
www.banf
amdclkcom.
Delta
ALSO
BY
AMIR
D.
ACZEL
FERMAT’S
LAST
THEOREM
Unlocking
the
Secret
of
an
Ancient
Mathematical
Problem
"Captivating...a
tale
of
buried
treasure...lucidly
presented."
—The
New
York
Times
Available
from
Dell
PRAISE
FOR
AMIR
D.
ACZEL'S
FERMAT’S
LAST
THEOREM
"This
is
a
captivating
volume....The
brilliant
backdoor
method
used
by
Mr.
Wiles
as
he
reached
his
solution,
along
with
the
debt
he
owed
to
many
other
contemporary
mathematicians,
is
graspable
in
Mr.
Aczel's
lucid
prose.
Equally
important
is
the
sense
of
awe
that
Mr.
Aczel
imparts
for
the
hidden,
mystical
harmonies
of
numbers,
and
for
that
sense
of
awe
alone,
his
slender
volume
is
well
worth
the
effort."
—The
New
York
Times
"For
more
than
three
centuries,
Fermat's
Last
Theorem
was
the
most
famous
unsolved
problem
in
mathematics;
here's
the
story
of
how
it
was
solved....An
excellent
short
history
of
mathematics,
viewed
through
the
lens
of
one
of
its
great
problems—and
achievements."
—Kirkus
Reviews
"This
exciting
recreation
of
a
landmark
discovery
reveals
the
great
extent
to
which
modern
mathematics
is
a
collaborative
enterprise....While
avoiding
technical
details,
Aczel
maps
the
strange,
beautiful
byways
of
modern
mathematical
thought
in
ways
the
layperson
can
grasp."
—Publishers
Weekly
"A
mathematical
bonbon
of
a
book...Briefly
chronicles
the
history
of
the
famous
problem
of
the
title,
which
was
recently
solved
by
a
mathematician
named
Andrew
Wiles
after
he
had
devoted
seven
years
to
the
task....Aczel
does
a
superb
job
of
creating
in
the
nonmathematical
reader
the
illusion
of
comprehension."
—The
New
Yorker
ALSO
BY
AMIR
D.
ACZEL
Fermat's
Last
Theorem

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