by Charles W. Misner
Recommended by Eric Weinstein and Seamus Blackley
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Physics, Most Recommended Books, and Science.
First published in 1973, Gravitation is a landmark graduatelevel textbook that presents Einstein's general theory of relativity and offers a rigorous, fullyear course on the physics of gravitation. Upon publication, Science called it "a pedagogic masterpiece," and it has since become a classic, considered essential reading for every serious stude...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Physics, Most Recommended Books, and Science.
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Eric Weinstein
Investor and podcast host
“A couple things saved me. One of them I found the other day, slipped into my all time favorite physics book. It was a simple note from my dad, still in it’s envelope. It said that he believed in me, and that things would work out.”
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