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Baltimore Lectures on Molecular Dynamics and the Wave Theory of Light - Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences Thomson, Baron Kelvin, William
Baltimore Lectures on Molecular Dynamics and the Wave Theory of Light - Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
Thomson, Baron Kelvin, William
This volume of lectures by the renowned physicist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, published in 1904, describes the problems inherent in the nineteenth-century concept of ether as a medium for light propagation. These problems led Einstein to formulate the theories of special relativity and the photoelectric effect.
732 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 20, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9781108007672 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 732 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 41 mm · 1.06 kg |
| Language | English |