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'100 Quotes by Albert Einstein' is a collection of thoughts, discoveries, and reflections from one of the greatest minds the world has ever known.Ideal for those who want to get to know the man behind the formula, it offers an incisive introduction to his views, without having to wade through scientific papers.Often funny, sometimes surprising, and always bristling with uncanny intelligence, this assembly of quotes is sure to spark thought-provoking conversation.A s...

A collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings, gathered under the supervision of Einstein himself. The selections range from his earliest days as a theoretical physicist to his death in 1955; from such subjects as relativity, nuclear war or peace, and religion and science, to human rights, economics, and government.

“The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta” is a classic science book written for the layperson by Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld. It traces the progression of physics concepts, exploring the transition from early mechanical models to relativity and quantum mechanics. As a history and survey of the development of ideas in physics, it was a popular success and was featured in a Time magazine cover story. The book begins with classical mec...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Compilation of 7 Articles by Einstein, from 1914 to 1921.New modern English translation (2024-2025)A collection of Einstein's writings on special relativity and general relativity, geometry, and philosophy of science, written for the general public as well as for physicists.- "On the Principle of Relativity" (1914)- "On Principles in Theoretical Physics" (1914)- "What i...

What happens when one of the clearest minds of the modern age turns on capitalism? In this brief, bracing essay, Albert Einstein argues that competition distorts democracy, corrodes education, and leaves human life precarious and small. Against it, he proposes something unfashionable: a society organized for cooperation rather than profit.

A collection of insightful and thought provoking essays from one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth centuryA new edition of the most definitive collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings, gathered under the supervision of Einstein himself. The selections range from his earliest days as a theoretical physicist to his death in 1955; from such subjects as relativity, nuclear war or peace, and religion and science, to human rights, economics, and governmen...

The Authorized Albert Einstein Archives Edition: An homage to the men and women of science, and an exposition of Einstein's place in scientific history.In this fascinating collection of articles and speeches, Albert Einstein reflects not only on the scientific method at work in his own theoretical discoveries, but also eloquently expresses a great appreciation for his scientific contemporaries and forefathers, including Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton, James Clerk Max...

Two unabridged addresses summarizing aspects of Einstein's Special and General Theories of Relativity comprise this succinct volume. The first, Ether and Relativity, was delivered in 1920 and examines the properties demanded of the ether of space by the theory of relativity. Geometry and Experience, delivered the following year, describes the limits within which the Euclidean system can be held to be approximately true in relation to the concept of a finite universe. Written clearly and co...

An inspiring collection of the great thinker’s views on a rapidly changing worldNuclear proliferation, Zionism, and the global economy are just a few of the insightful and surprisingly prescient topics scientist Albert Einstein discusses in this volume of collected essays from between 1931 and 1950. Written with a clear voice and a thoughtful perspective on the effects of science, economics, and politics in daily life, Einstein’s writings provide an intriguing view inside the mind ...

This book is by no means a comprehensive study of Minkowski's and Einstein's space-time formalism of special relativity. The mathematician, Hermann Minkowski was Einstein's former mathematics professor at the Zürich Polytechnic. During his studies at the Polytechnic Einstein skipped Minkowski's classes. In 1904 Max Born arrived in the first time to Göttingen. Many years later Born wrote his recollections. In the summer of 1905, Minkowski and Hilbert led an advanced seminar on mathematical ...

A contemporary look at Albert Einstein's classic call for socialismFirst published more than seventy-five years ago in the inaugural issue of Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine, Albert Einstein’s “Why Socialism?” is an unheralded classic. Written during the McCarthyite witch-hunt in the United States, it constituted an act of defiance, making a case for socialism unrivaled in its time or ours. Yet, its very existence has been an embarrassmen...

The Complete Works of Albert EinsteinThis Complete Collection includes the following titles:--------1 - Relativity: The Special and General Theory2 - Relativity: The Special & the General Theory3 - Relativity : the Special and General Theory4 -5 - The Principle of Relativity6 - Fundamental ideas and problems of the theory of relativity7 - Sidelights on Relativity