Einstein, English edition

Einstein, English edition

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.

From Isaacson, the bestselling author of "Benjamin Franklin," comes the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all his papers have become available--a fully realized portrait of a premier icon of his era.

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Walter Isaacson leitet heute das Aspen Institute, nachdem er zuvor Vorstandsposten bei CNN und Time Magazine bekleidet hat, und ist als Buchautor bereits mit Biografien von Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin und Henry Kissinger hervorgetreten.

Inhaltsangabe

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.