An Einstein encyclopedia / Alice Calaprice, Daniel Kennefick, and Robert Schulmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calaprice, Alice, author.

Kennefick, Daniel, author.

Schulmann, Robert J., author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955--Encyclopedias.

Einstein, Albert.

Physicists--Biography--Encyclopedias.

Physicists.

Relativity (Physics)--History--Encyclopedias.

Relativity (Physics).

Physics--History--20th century--Encyclopedias.

Physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 347 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the single most complete guide to Albert Einstein's life and work for students, researchers, and browsers alike. Written by three leading Einstein scholars who draw on their combined wealth of expertise gained during their work on the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, this authoritative and accessible reference features more than one hundred entries and is divided into three parts covering the personal, scientific, and public spheres of Einstein's life.An Einstein Encyclopedia contains entries on Einstein's birth and death, family and romantic relationships, honors and awards, educational institutions where he studied and worked, citizenships and immigration to America, hobbies and travels, plus the people he befriended and the history of his archives and the Einstein Papers Project. Entries on Einstein's scientific theories provide useful background and context, along with details about his assistants, collaborators, and rivals, as well as physics concepts related to his work. Coverage of Einstein's role in public life includes entries on his Jewish identity, humanitarian and civil rights involvements, political and educational philosophies, religion, and more.Commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the theory of general relativity, An Einstein Encyclopedia also includes a chronology of Einstein's life and appendixes that provide information for further reading and research, including an annotated list of a selection of Einstein's publications and a review of selected books about Einstein.More than 100 entries cover the rich details of Einstein's personal, professional, and public lifeAuthoritative entries explain Einstein's family relationships, scientific achievements, political activities, religious views, and moreMore than 40 illustrations include photos of Einstein and his circle plus archival materialsA chronology of Einstein's life, appendixes, and suggestions for further reading provide essential details for further research

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Chronology

Credo: "What I Believe"

Part I. The Personal and Family Spheres

Vital Information: Certificates in Facsimile

Birth Information

Archives

Awards, Honorary Degrees, and Honorary Memberships in Foreign Societies

Career

Citizenships and Immigration to the United States

Domiciles

Education and Schools Attended

Einstein Papers Project (EPP) and The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein (CPAE)

Fame

Family

Friends

Health

Myths and Misconceptions

Pastimes

Romantic Interests: Actual, Probable, and Possible

Secretaries

Teachers

Travels and Travel Diaries

Death

Part II. A Life in Science

Annus Mirabilis

Assistants

Collaborators

Colleagues

Concepts

Doctoral Dissertation

Influential Scientific Forebears and Contemporaries

Lectures, Major Scientific

Nobel Prize

Patents and Inventions

Philosophy of Science (contributed by Thomas Ryckman, Stanford University)

Quantum Theory

Relativity Theory

Rivals

Scientific Papers

Scientific Sidelights

Solvay Conferences

Thought Experiments

Unified Field Theory

Part III. Identity and Principles

Civil and Human Rights

Education: Einstein's Views

Jewish Identity and Ties

Organizational Ties

Political Contexts

Political Philosophy

Religion

Appendixes

Appendix A. Select Books and Documentaries

Appendix B. Copyright, Licensing, and Permissions

Appendix C. Select Annotated Bibliography

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Pilot project,eBook available to selected US libraries only

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400873364

1400873363

OCLC:

925522634