Einstein's Physics and Universe for the Lay Person: How Einstein Revolutionized our Understanding of the Universe Kindle Edition

Everyone knows Albert Einstein. Everyone uses the name Einstein interchangeably with the word “genius” and many consider him “the smartest person who ever lived”. But do they really know and truly understand what he accomplished? Many even show off that they know his most famous equation E = mc2 but do they really know what it means? Some may have even read Einstein’s biography and learned that he revolutionized our understanding of space, time, gravity and our universe but do they really know and understand what that means?The goal of this book is to help a lay person like you to understand the vision of the universe that has resulted from Einstein’s brilliant and revolutionary ideas and equations and to help you appreciate what he accomplished during his remarkable lifetime. Along the way you will learn about the fascinating world of modern physics and as you learn about Einstein’s astounding accomplishments, you will be equally amazed as the secrets and mysteries of the universe are laid right in front of you as the proverbial onion layers are peeled off right before your eyes layer by layer to reveal the fundamental truths about our universeWhile it would be nice if you still remember your classical physics, it is not a prerequisite for understanding and appreciating the aspects of modern physics relevant to Einstein’s universe - all you need is a curious mind.As you go through the book, you will learn about special relativity, general relativity, cosmology (the study of the origin and evolution of the universe), quantum theory and particle physics and we will discuss each one in this book. As we discuss these topics, you will go through an exhilarating reading adventure as you learn about the space-time continuum, the slowing down of time, the warping of space, the gravitational bending of light, the expanding universe, the “Big Bang Theory”, the "echo of creation", black holes, dark matter, dark energy, energy quantum, photons, quantum entanglement, Schrodinger's Cat, quarks, antimatter, “God Particle”, the inflationary model and many more. (And I promise you, you will not see these as pure buzz words but will actually understand what they are!).Finally, you will understand why on December 31, 1999, the very last day of perhaps the greatest century in history, Time magazine named Albert Einstein the "Person of the Century" for the 20th century. Considering the many great leaders in the 20th century who had tremendous impacts in saving the world from destruction by two World Wars and the many great philosophers, inventors, economists and entrepreneurs who had such profound impacts on people's prosperity and well-being, why should a humble physicist be chosen as "Person of the Century"? Sure, Einstein was a genius who was considered by many as "the smartest person who ever lived" but what had he done to beat out all those great leaders who not only saved millions of lives but may have saved civilization itself. What had he done to beat out those great men and women who made huge contributions to improve people's lives? This book will show you that Einstein very much deserved that honor. Read more