On Einstein's Discoveries
New Books in Physics and Chemistry
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The Challenges of Non-Euclidean Space
Einstein's theory of relativity captivated the cultural world. It was taken up and transformed in all sorts of ways by poets like William Carlos Williams. The challenges of non-Euclidean space, which was already an issue before Einstein, now was embodied in the physical fabric of the universe. This really captured the imagination of the cultural world, like nothing in science had.
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