About the Book: Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
First published in German in 1916, and later translated into English in 1920,
'Relativity: The Special and the General Theory is a short paper and was
eventually published as a book by Albert Einstein, German-born, best known for
his work on the theory of Relativity, gaining him the title of 'Father of Modern
Physics. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics, and his work is attributed
as an inspiration for the quantum theory within the field of physics. His
hundreds of papers and books are highly original and intelligent, making him one
of the most