Einstein from 'B' to 'Z'
Birkhauser Boston Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8176-4143-6 (ISBN)
John Stachel, the author of this collection of 37 published and unpublished articles on Albert Einstein, has written about Einstein and his work for over 40 years. Trained as a theoretical physicist specializing in the theory of relativity, he was chosen as the founding editor of The Collected papers of Albert Einstein 25 years ago, and is currently Director of the Boston University Center for Einstein Studies. Based on a detailed study of documentary evidence, much of which was newly discovered in the course of his work, Stachel debunks many of the old (and some new) myths about Einstein and offers novel insight into his life and work. Throughout the volume, a new, more human picture of Einstein is offered to replace the plaster saint of popular legend. In particular, a youthful Einstein emerges from the obscurity that previously shrouded his early years, and much new light is shed on the origins of the special and general theories of relativity. Also discussed in some detail are Einstein's troubled relationship with his first wife, his friendships with other physicists such as Eddington, Bose, and Pauli, and his Jewish identity.
The essays are grouped thematically into the following areas: * The Human Side * Editing the Einstein Papers * Surveys of Einstein's Work * Special Relativity * General Relativity * Quantum Theory * Einstein and Other Scientists * Book Reviews Because the essays are independent of one another, readers will be able to dip into this collection to satisfy varying interests. It will be of particular interest to historians of 20th century science, working physicists, and students, as well as to the many members of the general reading public who continue to be fascinated by aspects of Einstein's life and work.
Introduction Part I: The Human Side Albert Einstein: The Man Beyond the Myth Albert Einstein Albert Einstein: (1879-1955) The Young Einstein: Poetry and Truth Albert Einstein and Mileva Maric: A Collaboration that Failed to Develop Einstein's Jewish Identity Einstein on Civil Liberty Einstein and the "Research Passion" Part II: Editing the Einstein Papers "A Man of My Type"---Editing the Einstein Papers Introduction to the Guide to the Duplicate Einstein Archive and Control Index Part III: Surveys of Einstein's Work Introduction to Einstein: The Formative Years The Other Einstein: Einstein Contra Field Theory Part IV: Special Relativity "What Song the Syrens Sang": How Did Einstein Discover Special Relativity? Einstein and Ether Drift Experiments Einstein and Michelson: The Context of Discovery and the Context of Justification Einstein on the Theory of Relativity Einstein's First Derivation of Mass--Energy Equivalence Part V: General Relativity Einstein's Odyssey: His Journey from Special to General Relativity The Genesis of General Relativity The Rigidly Rotating Disk as the "Missing Link" in the History of General Relativity The First Two Acts How Einstein Discovered General Relativity: A Historical Tale with Some Contemporary Morals Einstein's Search for General Covariance, 1912-1915 Belated Decision in the Hilbert--Einstein Priority Dispute The Origin of Gravitational Lensing: A Postcript to Einstein's 1936 Science Paper New Light on the Einstein--Hilbert Priority Question Part VI: Quantum Theory Einstein and the Quantum: Fifty Years of Struggle Einstein and Quantum Mechanics Einstein's Light-Quantum Hypothesis, or Why Didn't Einstein Propose a Quantum Gas a Decade-and-a-Half Earlier? Part VII: Einstein and Others Einstein and Newton Eddington and Einstein Einstein and Infeld: Seen through their Correspondence Lanczos's Early Contributions to Relativity and His Relationship with Einstein Einstein and Bose Einstein and 'Zweistein' Part VIII: Book Reviews 'Subtle is the Lord' ... The Science and Life of Albert Einstein by Abraham Pais Albert Einstein: A Biography by Albert Folsing
| Reihe/Serie | Einstein Studies ; 9 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XI, 556 p. |
| Verlagsort | Secaucus |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8176-4143-2 / 0817641432 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8176-4143-6 / 9780817641436 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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