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Introduction to Einstein

Public domain audiobook

Introduction to Einstein

by William F. Hudgings

English· 02:07:52· 24 chapters
It is the purpose of this booklet therefore, to bring within the scope of visualization, as nearly as possible, the very essence of relativity, and to state its principles in terms devoid of unfamiliar phrases and illustrations. The popular mind is not satisfied with vague statements, mathematical equations and formulæ. It calls for an explanation in words of every day usage, and where a technical term must be employed then a definition of that term in language simple and lucid. To meet these requirements without sacrificing scientific accuracy has been the earnest endeavor of the author. - Summary by William F. Hudgings

Narrator’s note: This book has been read as written although it contains several factual errors, e.g.: confusing photons with electrons and using an incomplete formula for acceleration due to gravity.

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    A Popular Explanation of the Einstein Theory

    03:18
  2. Chapter 2

    Introduction to Einstein and Universal Relativity

    08:01
  3. Chapter 3

    Concepts Versus Reality

    04:05
  4. Chapter 4

    Unlimited Choice of Reference Frames

    07:06
  5. Chapter 5

    Knowledge Broadens Many Concepts

    06:43
  6. Chapter 6

    Universe a Four-Dimensional Continuum

    02:50
  7. Chapter 7

    Time and Space Inseparable

    05:13
  8. Chapter 8

    Relativity and Its Effects

    04:03
  9. Chapter 9

    Mercury’s Perihelion

    04:58
  10. Chapter 10

    The Universal Unit

    05:44
  11. Chapter 11

    Motion and Contraction

    04:26
  12. Chapter 12

    “Absolute Length” Fictitious

    03:06
  13. Chapter 13

    The Special Theory of Relativity

    04:42
  14. Chapter 14

    Laws of Nature Not Unalterable

    03:53
  15. Chapter 15

    Paradoxical Behavior of Light

    07:20
  16. Chapter 16

    Electronic Structure of Matter

    04:28
  17. Chapter 17

    Michelson-Morley Experiment

    08:28
  18. Chapter 18

    Simultaneity a Meaningless Term

    02:14
  19. Chapter 19

    The General Principle of Relativity

    07:20
  20. Chapter 20

    Gravitation and Inertia

    06:37
  21. Chapter 21

    Non-Euclidean Geometry

    03:34
  22. Chapter 22

    Time as a Fourth Dimension

    05:52
  23. Chapter 23

    Geometry with a Physical Meaning

    07:08
  24. Chapter 24

    The Background of Gravitation

    06:43