Re: how technical is Einstein's book on relativity?

["ke8yy" <mje@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's a very technical book- unless you know your tensor calculus you
may find yourself unable to follow the narrative. It's Einstein's
collected lectures on Relativity that he delievred when he came to
America, and was aimed at his fellow physicists.

Einstein did write a book aimed at the educated layman entitled
"Relativity: The Special and the General Theory ". My sister gave me a
copy when I was in the 9th grade, and just learning algebra, and I did
manage to make my way through it by the time I had a few more math
classes.

Alan Dillard wrote:
> Looking for opinions from anyone who has read The Meaning of Relativity.  I
> collect books in fine bindings for my home library and found a very nice
> copy of The Meaning of Relativity on eBay below, but was wondering if a
> non-scientist would find it interesting.  Or is it a bit too technical?  If
> it's an interesting read, I think I'll bid on it.
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170057950676