The Albert Einstein collection : essays in humanism, the theory of relativity, and the world as I see it / Albert Einstein ; cover design by Amanda Shaffer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, author.

Contributor:

Shaffer, Amanda, book designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.

Einstein, Albert.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Philosophical Library, 2011.

Summary:

Three captivating volumes reveal how Einstein viewed both the physical universe and the everyday world in which he lived. A century after his theory of general relativity shook the foundations of the scientific world, Albert Einstein's name is still synonymous with genius. This collection is an introduction to one of the world's greatest minds. Essays in Humanism Nuclear proliferation, Zionism, and the global economy are just a few of the insightful and surprisingly prescient topics scientist Albert Einstein discusses in this volume of collected essays from between 1931 and 1950. With a clear voice and a thoughtful perspective on the effects of science, economics, and politics in daily life, Einstein's essays provide an intriguing view inside the mind of a genius as he addresses the philosophical challenges presented during the turbulence of the Great Depression, World War II, and the dawn of the Cold War. The Theory of Relativity and Other Essays E=mc2 may be Einstein's most well-known contribution to modern science. Now, on the one-hundredth anniversary of the theory of general relativity, discover the thought process behind this famous equation. In this collection of his seven most important essays on physics, Einstein guides his reader through the many layers of scientific theory that formed a starting point for his discoveries. By both supporting and refuting the theories and scientific efforts of his predecessors, he reveals the origins and meaning of such significant topics as physics and reality, the fundamentals of theoretical physics, the common language of science, the laws of science and of ethics, and an elementary derivation of the equivalence of mass and energy. This remarkable collection, authorized by the Albert Einstein archives, allows the non-scientist to understand not only the significance of Einstein's masterpiece, but also the brilliant mind behind it. The World As I See It Authorized by the Albert Einstein Archives, this is a fascinating collection of observations about life, religion, nationalism, and a host of personal topics that engaged the intellect of one of the world's greatest minds. In the aftermath of World War I, Einstein writes about his hopes for the League of Nations, his feelings as a German citizen about the growing anti-Semitism and nationalism of his country, and his opinions about the current affairs of his day. In addition to these political perspectives, The World As I See It reveals the idealistic, spiritual, and witty side of this great intellectual as he approaches topics including "Good and Evil, " "Religion and Science, " "Active Pacifism, " "Christianity and Judaism, " and "Minorities." Including letters, speeches, articles and essays written before 1935, this collection offers a complete portrait of Einstein as a humanitarian and as a human being trying to make sense of the changing world around him. This authorized ebook features new introductions by Neil Berger and an illustrated biography of Albert Einstein, which includes rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Contents:

Title Page; Contents; Essays in Humanism; Title Page; Table of Contents; 1. Why Socialism? (1949); 2. The Negro Question (1946); 3. Science and Society (1935); 4. Towards a World Government (1946); 5. The Way Out (1946); 6. On Receiving the One World Award (1948); 7. Science and Civilization (1933); 8. A Message to Intellectuals (1948); 9. Open Letter to the General Assembly of the United Nations (1947); 10. Dr. Einstein's Mistaken Notions-An Open Letter from Sergei Vavilov, A. N. Frumkin, A. F. Joffe, and N. N. Semyonov (1947); A Reply to the Soviet Scientists (1948)

11. For an Organization of Intellectual Workers (1945)12. "Was Europe a Success?" (1934); 13. At a Gathering for Freedom of Opinion (1936); 14. Atomic War or Peace (I-1945; II-1947); 15. The War Is Won but Peace Is Not (1945); 16. The Menace of Mass Destruction (1947); 17. The Schools and the Problem of Peace (1934); 18. On Military Service (1934); 19. Military Intrusion in Science (1947); The Military Mentality; 20. International Security (1933); 21. Isaac Newton (1942); 22. Johannes Kepler (1949); 23. Marie Curie in Memoriam (1935); 24. Max Planck in Memoriam (1948)

25. Paul Langevin in Memoriam (1947)26. Walther Nernst in Memoriam (1942); 27. Paul Ehrenfest in Memoriam (1934); 28. Mahatma Gandhi (1939); 29. Carl von Ossietzky (1946); 30. Why Do They Hate the Jews? (1938); Just What Is a Jew?; Where Oppression Is a Stimulus; 31. The Dispersal of European Jewry (1948); 32. Let's Not Forget (1934); 33. Unpublished Preface to a Blackbook (1945); 34. The Goal of Human Existence (1943); 35. Our Debt to Zionism (1938); 36. To the Heroes of the Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto (1944); 37. Before the Monument to the Martyred Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto (1948)

38. The Calling of the Jews (1936)39. Moses Maimonides (1935); 40. Stephen Wise (1949); 41. To the University of Jerusalem (1949); 42. The American Council for Judaism (1945); 43. The Jews of Israel (1949); Acknowledgments; The Theory of Relativity and Other Essays; Title Page; Contents; 1. The Theory of Relativity (1949); 2. E = MC2 (1946); 3. Physics and Reality (1936); General Consideration Concerning the Method of Science; Mechanics and the Attempt to Base all Physics Upon It; The Field Concept; The Theory of Relativity; Quantum Theory and the Fundamentals of Physics

Relative Theory and CorpusclesSummary; 4. The Fundamentals of Theoretical Physics (1940); 5. The Common Language of Science (1941); 6. The Laws of Science and the Laws of Ethics (1950); 7. An Elementary Derivation of the Equivalence of Mass and Energy (1946); Acknowledgments; The World As I See It; Title Page; Contents; Preface to the Original Edition; Preface to the New Authorized Edition; Introduction to the Abridged Edition; I The World As I See It; The Meaning of Life; The World As I See It; The Liberty of Doctrine-Á Propos of the Gumbel Case; Good and Evil

The True Value of a Human Being

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 5, 2016).

ISBN:

9781504040310

1504040317

OCLC:

957700108