{"product_id":"kinematics-alberto-a-martnez-9780801891359","title":"Kinematics: The Lost Origins of Einstein's Relativity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe field of kinematics--the science of motion--has long been neglected and misrepresented. Despite rich traditions rooted in ancient times, modern physical kinematics never became a professional discipline. No journals or academic societies were founded to support its development and study and most physicists took the science of motion for granted. Yet some came to doubt its very principles, even denouncing its basic language--coordinate algebra--as an impediment to scientific progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this unique and comprehensive history of kinematics, Alberto A. Mart nez rescues the forgotten roots of this field that led to Einstein's theory of special relativity. Using clear explanations and accessible language, he analyzes the development of kinematics; explains how mathematics, engineering, philosophy, and psychology pulled it in divergent directions; and discusses why modern kinematics inherited old and unresolved ambiguities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll students of physics and general science study basic kinematics. Mart nez draws from an unparalleled wealth of sources to demonstrate why it is essential to the study and evolution of physics today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alberto A. Mart?ez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801891353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801891359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009 pg. 38","brand":"Alberto A. Mart?ez","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45180141043967,"sku":"9780801891359","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02a11ea1-dc97-4bde-a84f-0a57db867691.jpg?v=1712897583","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kinematics-alberto-a-martnez-9780801891359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}