Lincoln Kinnear Barnett (1909–1979) was an editor and author, most notably at Life Magazine for many years. Lincoln Barnett wrote a number of books, including "The Universe and Doctor Einstein", " The World We Live In", and "The Treasure of Our Tongue". ''The Universe and Doctor Einstein'' is a layman's introduction to the

theory of relativity The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity, proposed and published in 1905 and 1915, respectively. Special relativity applies to all physical phenomena in ...

. It includes a foreword by

Albert Einstein Albert Einstein ( ; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory ...

, and has been reprinted several times. His work popularizing science subjects included consulting work on the film ''

Journey to the Center of the Earth ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (french: Voyage au centre de la Terre), also translated with the variant titles ''A Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' and ''A Journey into the Interior of the Earth'', is a classic science fiction novel ...

''.Lincoln Barnett
at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnett, Lincoln 1909 births 1979 deaths Life (magazine) people American magazine editors 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American male writers American male non-fiction writers