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The Einstein scrapbook / Ze'ev Rosenkranz.
LIBRA Special QC16.E5 R674 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rosenkranz, Ze'ev.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
- Einstein, Albert.
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955--Archives.
- Archives.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 199 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jerusalem : Albert Einstein Archives, Jewish National & University Library, Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- Opening with a concise biography and ending with some of the curious letters he received from children around the world, "The Einstein Scrapbook" provides a kaleidoscope through which to see the great scientist and humanist anew. 212 illustrations.
- Contents:
- 1 The Einstein Timeline 1
- 2 Einstein's Personal Life 7
- 3 Einstein's Scientific Achievements 25
- 4 Einstein's Political Activities 65
- 5 Einstein's Jewish Identity 87
- 6 Einstein and the United States 109
- 7 Einstein at Leisure 141
- 8 Correspondence with Children 149
- 9 The Curiosity File 159
- 10 The Einstein Myth 171
- The Albert Einstein Archives 185.
- Notes:
- "An earlier version appeared in a limited edition by the Jewish National & University Library, Jerusalem, in 1998 under the title Albert through the looking glass"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-192) and index.
- Local Notes:
- 80991
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0801872030
- OCLC:
- 49531398
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