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Einstein Walter Isaacson

Einstein By Walter Isaacson

Einstein by Walter Isaacson


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Shows how Einstein developed his theories. This book reveals the man behind the science, from his early years and thought experiments in Germany, to his marriages and children, his role in the development of the Atomic Bomb and his work for Civil Rights groups in the United States.

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Einstein: The Life of a Genius by Walter Isaacson

Albert Einstein is synonymous with genius. From his remarkable theory of relativity and the famous equation E=mc2 to his concept of a unified field theory, no one has contributed as much to science in the last century. As well as showing how Einstein developed his theories, Einstein reveals the man behind the science, from his early years and thought experiments in Germany, to his marriages and children, his role in the development of the Atomic Bomb and his work for Civil Rights groups in the United States. Drawing on new research and documents only recently made available, this book also includes items of rare facsimile memorabilia, to show you more than Einstein's groundbreaking theories. Documents include: postcard sent to Einstein by Mileva Maric, before she became his first wife; a letter written by Fritz Haber in 1911 to Einstein as he worked on his General Theory of Relativity; the telegram sent by Hendrick Lorentz, informing Einstein that his theory of deflection of light by the sun had been confirmed. This confirmed Einstein's principle of relativity; and, the letter Einstein wrote to President Roosevelt in 1939 warning him of the possibility that Germany could develop an atomic bomb.

About Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson is the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, an international non-profit organization designed to promote enlightened leadership and dialogue in contemporary issues. He was the Chairman and the CEO of CNN and the Managing Editor of Time. Isaacson wrote the well-received Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), for which he had access to previously unavailable papers belonging to Einstein. He has also written Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003) and Kissinger: A Biography (1992) and was the consultant for the 2008 BBC/HBO drama Einstein and Eddington. His work has been published in the US, the UK, Canada, Germany, France, Japan and China. In 2007, Isaacson became a columnist for Time. He lives in Washington D.C.

Table of Contents

Where Science Stood - Sciance before Einstein; Childhood; School; Aarau; The Zurich Polytechnic; Mileva Maric; Lieserl; Patent Clerk; The Miracle Year: Quantum Theory; The Miracle Year: Special Relativity; The Rising Professor; Elsa Einstein; General Relativity; The Home Front; Divorce and Remarriage; The Eclipse; Einstein in America; The Nobel Prize; Quantum Mechanics; Einstein and Religion; The Rise of Hitler; To America; The Bomb; Arms Control; Civil Rights; The Endless Quest; Israel; Red Scare; Farewell; Translations, index, further reading, and credits.

Additional information

GOR004732868
9780233002712
0233002715
Einstein: The Life of a Genius by Walter Isaacson
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Welbeck Publishing Group
20091001
96
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