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(Set) Einstein’s Legacy: Modern Physics All around You & What Einstein Got Wrong

(Set) Einstein’s Legacy: Modern Physics All around You & What Einstein Got Wrong

(Set) Einstein’s Legacy: Modern Physics All around You & What Einstein Got Wrong

What did Einstein get right—and wrong—about physics? Find out in this mind-blowing pairing of Einstein’s Legacy: Modern Physics All around You and What Einstein Got Wrong. First, uncover the ways quantum mechanics and relativity can be understood through the devices all around you with an accessible tour led by a noted physicist. Then, focus on the great scientist’s mistakes as a window into his mind—his thought processes, prejudices, and philosophical outlook.

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