Einstein Plus Two [Hardcover]

Petr Beckmann (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 212 pages
• Publisher: Golem Press; First Edition edition (August 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0911762396
• ISBN-13: 978-0911762396
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,296,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a standout, August 23, 1999

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This review is from: Einstein Plus Two (Hardcover)

Although I agree with physicist Edward Teller that the late Dr. Beckmann was wrong about special relativity, this book outlines a mathematically consistent theory of electrodynamics and gravity designed to rescue Newton's classic assumptions of absolute space and time from what he calls the "acrobatics" of relativity. Engrossing for readers of a technical bent (Astronomy, Popular Mechanics, Electronics, etc.) who want to be challenged. Those of you who would rather swill beer and read Esquire need not apply. This book is written with poise, humility, and humor (like the much loved History of Pi), virtues not found among the more paranoid cranks decrying Einstein.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does an excellent job of debunking Einstein's relativity theories, December 24, 2008

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WHC (Marshall Islands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Einstein Plus Two (Hardcover)

This book uses Maxwell's Equations and classical mechanics to derive Planck's Constant and the Schrödinger Equation. Beckmann does an excellent job of debunking Einstein's relativity theories by showing their conceptual flaws in logic. Beckmann's central theory is that the speed of light is constant with respect to the source of the dominant gravitational field, not the observer. This view is supported by all known experimental evidence, e.g., the earth-centered inertial (ECI) reference frame and GPS.

Later critique has discovered a flaw in the second half of this text regarding Beckmann's definition for aberration. Nevertheless, Beckmann's writing style is very witty and entertaining.

9 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars God doesn't play with time and space, why should you?, June 28, 2001

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Larry Koler (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Einstein Plus Two (Hardcover)

In East-Indian cosmology, there are 4 basic building blocks of the universe: 1) sound (OM) or "The Word" as in St. John, 2) Time, 3) Space, and 4) The Atom. I side with Beckmann, Ives, Michelson and Lorentz.

There is so much to enjoy in this book. If you get your hands on this book, even for a moment, at least read the preface and the introduction. They are brilliant and short. His "Grandiose Theory of the Railroad Track" shows Beckmann's humor and his insight. I also love Mr. Beckmann's simple statement that "a theory that does not recognize the equality of action and reaction cannot, without apology, invoke the conservation of momentum." [p.77]