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Einstein's Greatest Mistake: Abandonment of the Aether
Einstein's Greatest Mistake Abandonment of the Aether
Author: Sid Deutsch
If a child wants proof, we can think of 10 different ways to show that we are surrounded by air, but we are, of course, normally unaware that we live at the bottom of an ?ocean? of air. It is claimed, in this book, that we are unaware, similarly, that we are surrounded by an atmosphere of aether. There is one major difference, however: We hav...  more »

An intriguing?exploration of a fringe scientific theory. Luminiferous aether?or "light-bearing aether," a theory first postulated by Isaac Newton in the 18th century, later refined by James Clerk Maxwell in the 19th century and ultimately replaced by Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity?is most simply defined as the medium for the propagation of light. According to Deutsch, Einstein possessed the computational justification for the presumed existence of the aether, but decided to discard the principle since it was too cumbersome to work through to its logical conclusion. The author cites many landmark experiments, as well as countless algebraic equations and diagrams? May interest those well versed in high-level physics. -Kirkus Discoveries
ISBN-13: 9780595374816
ISBN-10: 0595374816
Publication Date: 2/9/2006
Pages: 175
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Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Book Type: Paperback
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