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The ultimate quotable Einstein [electronic resource] / collected and edited by Alice Calaprice ; with a foreword by Freeman Dyson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955--Quotations.
- Einstein, Albert.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (609 p.)
- Edition:
- Course Book
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Here is the definitive new edition of the hugely popular collection of Einstein "ations that has sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide and been translated into twenty-five languages. The Ultimate Quotable Einstein features 400 additional "es, bringing the total to roughly 1,600 in all. This ultimate edition includes new sections--"On and to Children," "On Race and Prejudice," and "Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection"--as well as a chronology of Einstein's life and accomplishments, Freeman Dyson's authoritative foreword, and new commentary by Alice Calaprice. In The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, readers will also find "es by others about Einstein along with "es attributed to him. Every "ation in this informative and entertaining collection is fully documented, and Calaprice has carefully selected new photographs and cartoons to introduce each section. Features 400 additional "ations Contains roughly 1,600 "ations in all Includes new sections on children, race and prejudice, and Einstein's poetry Provides new commentary Beautifully illustrated The most comprehensive collection of Einstein "es ever published
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword / Dyson, Freeman
- A (Long) Note about This Final Edition
- A Brief Chronology
- On Einstein Himself
- On and to His Family
- On Aging
- On America and Americans
- On and to Children
- On Death
- On Education, Students, and Academic Freedom
- On and to Friends, Specific Scientists, and Others
- On Germans and Germany
- On Humankind
- On Jews, Israel, Judaism, and Zionism
- On Life
- On Music
- On Pacifism, Disarmament, and World Government
- On Peace, War, the Bomb, and the Military
- On Politics, Patriotism, and Government
- On Race and Prejudice
- On Religion, God, and Philosophy
- On Science and Scientists, Mathematics, and Technology
- On Miscellaneous Subjects
- Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection
- Attributed to Einstein
- Others on Einstein
- Bibliography
- Index of Key Words
- Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-16371-3
- 9786613163714
- 1-4008-3596-8
- OCLC:
- 741491888
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