2005 has been designated "World Year of Physics" to
celebrate the publication of Einstein's Theory of Relativity
one hundred years ago. In commemoration of this landmark
anniversary, Oxford University Press brings Abraham Pais' major
work on Einstein's life and work to a whole new generation of
readers. Since the death of Albert Einstein in 1955 there have been
many books and articles written about the man and a number of
attempts to "explain" relativity. Throughout the
preparation of this book, Pais has had complete access to the
Einstein Archives and the invaluable guidance of the late Helen
Dukas--formerly Einstein's private secretary Written with
Pais' intimate and incomparable knowledge of Einstein, Subtle
is the Lord will delight and inspire anyone fascinated by the man
whose revolutionary ideas have defined modern physics.
Subtle is the Lord is widely recognized as the definitive
scientific biography of Albert Einstein. The late Abraham Pais was
a distinguished physicist turned historian who knew Einstein both
professionally and personally in the last years of his life. His
biography combines a profound understanding of Einstein's work
with personal recollections from their years of acquaintance,
illuminating the man through the development of his scientific
thought. Pais examines the formulation of Einstein's theories
of relativity, his work on Brownian motion, and his response to
quantum theory with authority and precision. The profound
transformation Einstein's ideas effected on the physics of the
turn of the century is here laid out for the serious reader. Pais
also fills many gaps in what we know of Einstein's life - his
interest in philosophy, his concern with Jewish destiny, and his
opinions of great figures from Newton to Freud. This remarkable
volume, written by a physicist who mingled in Einstein's
scientific circle, forms a timeless and classic biography of the
towering figure of twentieth-century science.
"A Masterpiece... the single most comprehensive study of Einstein's scientific work." THES
Abraham Pais gehört zu den international führenden Quantenfeldtheoretikern und Einstein-Biographen unserer Zeit. "Für Physiker war Pais der 'Mister Quantenfeldtheorie'. Für Albert Einstein war er ein Kollege und Freund am Institute for Advanced Studies (in Princeton) ...." (Physics Today)
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INTRODUCTORY STATISTICAL PHYSICS RELATIVITY, THE SPECIAL THEORY RELATIVITY, THE GENERAL THEORY THE LATER JOURNEY THE QUANTUM THEORY JOURNEY'S END APPENDICES
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