You might find it surprising that a comprehensive introduction to the special theory of relativity requires only two brief statements and one's own imagination. Albert Einstein himself utilized little more than this to first conceive the revolutionary theory that would inspire a complete overhaul of our long-held ideas about space and time.
Almost deceptive in its surface-level simplicity, Einstein's theory is formed on the basis of but two brief but poignant postulates; the laws of physics are the same for everyone and the speed of light is constant. Suddenly, our humble human minds are exposed to a reality that is as fascinating as it is counterintuitive to our everyday experiences.
Nevertheless, special relativity introduces us to new realms of reality in which space and time are but one and the same. Unlike the classical laws of physics pioneered by Galileo, Newton and others, space and time are not separate and absolute aspects of the world, but a unified and malleable spacetime that is dependent only on one's choice of viewpoint.
Albert Einstein, and as a result his scientific theories, both earned a reputation for having the uncanny knack of unlocking vast wealths of information about the universe in the most succinct and elegant of fashions. He was also bold enough to ask simple yet profound questions, and make daring assumptions that few others were during a time when physics was already a ticking time bomb and in need of repair.
This is the exciting journey on which we wish to embark together; to uncover and appreciate the strange world only witnessed at astonishingly high speeds; the world according to the special theory of relativity.