Einstein on the road / Josef Eisinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisinger, Josef, 1924-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955--Diaries.

Einstein, Albert.

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955--Travel.

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.

Travel.

Genre:

Diaries.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 219 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011.

Summary:

From 1922 to 1933, during the height of his fame, Albert Einstein travelled the world with his cousin and second wife, Elsa, visiting with many notable people of the time, and keeping travel diaries. Eisinger uses Einstein's writings and the writings of others to create an engaging picture of the Einsteins' activities, opinions, and day to day adventures traveling the world and meeting interesting people. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Setting the stage. Background : Wilhelmine Berlin and the rush to war ; Before Berlin (1879-1914) ; In Berlin : war and its aftermath (1914-1922) ; First visit to America (1921) ; A dinner at the Einsteins'

Journey to the Far East (1922). Getting away ; Sea voyage to the East ; Colombo and Singapore ; Hong Kong and Shanghai ; Kobe, Kyoto, and Tokyo ; Sendai, Nikko, and Nagoya ; Kyoto and Osaka ; Farewell to Japan : Miyajima, Fukuoka, and Moji

Homeward bound : Palestine and Spain (1923). Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Colombo, revisited ; Palestine ; On the road again ; Spain

South America (1925). Back at home ; At sea again ; Argentina ; Uruguay ; Brazil ; Back in Berlin ; Dinner with Count Kessler

New York and Pasadena (1930-1931). Berlin, 1925-1930 ; Voyage to America ; Four days in New York ; At sea again : Havana and Panama ; Pasadena

Berlin and Oxford (1931). At home in Berlin ; Oxford : college life ; Musical Oxford ; Back to reality

Return to Pasadena (1931-1932). Across the Atlantic ; Panama and Honduras ; Pasadena encore

Oxford, Pasadena, and last days in Europe (1932-1933). Second sojourn in Oxford ; At sea again ; Pasadena once more ; Back to Europe ; Last days in Europe

Epilogue (1933-1935). Settled in Princeton ; Physics, the Bomb, and politics ; Endgame.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781616144609

1616144602

OCLC:

726821367