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robotnik2004) wrote2003-08-17 11:46 am
robotnik2004) wrote2003-08-17 11:46 am
It's About Time (that's a pun)
His book is more than a history of science; it is a tour de force in the genre ... With polymathic zest, Galison explains the century-old but still confusing special theory of relativity through the cultural history of technology.
Einstein's Clocks, the book I spent a summer researching for one of my advisors, is out, and boo-ya, it landed a rave review and the cover of the New York Times Sunday book section. (Free registration required to view site, I think.) Astonishingly, the reviewer does not mention the dedicated and strikingly handsome research assistants that made it all possible. Nevertheless, it is great buzz for a brilliant book.
Einstein's Clocks, the book I spent a summer researching for one of my advisors, is out, and boo-ya, it landed a rave review and the cover of the New York Times Sunday book section. (Free registration required to view site, I think.) Astonishingly, the reviewer does not mention the dedicated and strikingly handsome research assistants that made it all possible. Nevertheless, it is great buzz for a brilliant book.
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