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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction: Einstein and the Shaping of Our Imagination vii
-
Historical Perspectives on Einstein's Scientific Contributions
- The Special Relativity Theory: Einstein's Response to the Physics of 1905 3
- The Quest for Unity: General Relativity and Unitary Field Theories 27
- Fluctuations and Statistical Physics in Einstein's Early Work 39
- Einstein and Quantum Physics 59
-
Reception of Einstein's Scientific Ideas
- The Early Years of Relativity 79
- Some Einstein Anomalies 91
- The Reception of Einstein's Ideas: Two Examples from Contrasting Political Cultures 107
-
Einstein's Impact on Scholarship and Twentieth-Century Culture
- Einstein and the Science of Language 139
- Psychoanalytic Reflections on Einstein's Centenary 151
- Relativity and Relativism 175
- The Myth of Simplicity 205
- Einstein and the Light of Reason 253
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Einstein and Developments in the Jewish World
- Einstein and Israel 281
- On Einstein and the Presidency of Israel 293
- Jewish and Universal Social Ethics in the Life and Thought of Albert Einstein 297
- Einstein's Germany 319
-
Einstein and the Nuclear Age
- Einstein and International Security 347
- Einstein and the Politics of Nuclear Weapons 369
-
Working with Einstein: Reminiscences by Associates and Friends
- Reminiscences 397
- Reminiscences 401
- Reminiscences 405
- Musical and Personal Reminiscences of Albert Einstein 409
- Reminiscences 417
- Index of Names 425
- Subject Index 431
- Backmatter 440
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction: Einstein and the Shaping of Our Imagination vii
-
Historical Perspectives on Einstein's Scientific Contributions
- The Special Relativity Theory: Einstein's Response to the Physics of 1905 3
- The Quest for Unity: General Relativity and Unitary Field Theories 27
- Fluctuations and Statistical Physics in Einstein's Early Work 39
- Einstein and Quantum Physics 59
-
Reception of Einstein's Scientific Ideas
- The Early Years of Relativity 79
- Some Einstein Anomalies 91
- The Reception of Einstein's Ideas: Two Examples from Contrasting Political Cultures 107
-
Einstein's Impact on Scholarship and Twentieth-Century Culture
- Einstein and the Science of Language 139
- Psychoanalytic Reflections on Einstein's Centenary 151
- Relativity and Relativism 175
- The Myth of Simplicity 205
- Einstein and the Light of Reason 253
-
Einstein and Developments in the Jewish World
- Einstein and Israel 281
- On Einstein and the Presidency of Israel 293
- Jewish and Universal Social Ethics in the Life and Thought of Albert Einstein 297
- Einstein's Germany 319
-
Einstein and the Nuclear Age
- Einstein and International Security 347
- Einstein and the Politics of Nuclear Weapons 369
-
Working with Einstein: Reminiscences by Associates and Friends
- Reminiscences 397
- Reminiscences 401
- Reminiscences 405
- Musical and Personal Reminiscences of Albert Einstein 409
- Reminiscences 417
- Index of Names 425
- Subject Index 431
- Backmatter 440