The Road to Relativity: A Historical Approach to Understanding Einstein's Theory

Albert Einstein transformed our understanding of the universe—but he didn’t do it alone. The Road to Relativity traces the full arc of the relativity revolution, from the overlooked protorelativity period (1880–1905) through Einstein’s 1905 breakthrough and the long road to acceptance into the 1930s. Dan Siegel explains the radical reconception of space, time, mass, and energy, along with the novel logic and structure that set Einstein’swork apart, bringing a clear understanding of relativi...