Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words

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Open Road Media, 2011 M09 27 - 326 páginas

An inspiring collection of essays, in which Albert Einstein addresses the topics that fascinated him as a scientist, philosopher, and humanitarian

Divided by subject matter—“Science,” “Convictions and Beliefs,” “Public Affairs,” etc.—these essays consider everything from the need for a “supranational” governing body to control war in the atomic age to freedom in research and education to Jewish history and Zionism to explanations of the physics and scientific thought that brought Albert Einstein world recognition. Throughout, Einstein’s clear, eloquent voice presents an idealist’s vision and relays complex theories to the layperson.

Einstein’s essays share his philosophical beliefs, scientific reasoning, and hopes for a brighter future, and show how one of the greatest minds of all time fully engaged with the changing world around him.

This authorized ebook features rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.


 

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For an Organization of Intellectual Workers 1945
Was Europe a Success? 1934
At a Gathering for Freedom of Opinion 1936
Atomic War or Peace I1945 II1947
The War is Won but Peace is Not 1945
The Menace of Mass Destruction 1947
The Schools and the Problem of Peace 1934
On Military Service 1934
Unpublished Preface to a Blackbook 1945
The Goal of Human Existence 1943
Our Debt to Zionism 1938
To the Heroes of the Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto 1944
Before the Monument to the Martyred Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto 1948
The Calling of the Jews 1936
Moses Maimonides 1935
Stephen Wise 1949

Military Intrusion in Science 1947
International Security 1933
Personalities
Isaac Newton 1942
Johannes Kepler 1949
Marie Curie in Memoriam 1935
Max Planck in Memoriam 1948
Paul Langevin in Memoriam 1947
Walther Nernst in Memoriam 1942
Paul Ehrenfest in Memoriam 1934
Mahatma Gandhi 1939
Carl von Ossietzky 1946
My People
Why Do They Hate the Jews? 1938
Just What Is a Jew?
Where Oppression Is a Stimulus
The Dispersal of European Jewry 1948
Lets Not Forget 1934
To the University of Jerusalem 1949
The American Council for Judaism 1945
The Jews of Israel 1949
Science
The Theory of Relativity 1949
E MC2 1946
What is the Theory of Relativity? 1919
Physics and Reality 1936
Mechanics and the Attempts to Base all Physics Upon
The Field Concept
The Theory of Relativity
Quantum Theory and the Fundamentals of Physics
Relativity Theory and Corpuscles
Summary
The Fundaments of Theoretical Physics 1940
The Common Language of Science 1941
The Laws of Science and the Laws of Ethics 1950

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Albert Einstein (1879–1955) was born in Germany and became an American citizen in 1934. A world-famous theoretical physicist, he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics and is renowned for his Theory of Relativity. In addition to his scientific work, Einstein was an influential humanist who spoke widely about politics, ethics, and social causes. After leaving Europe, Einstein taught at Princeton University. His theories were instrumental in shaping the atomic age.


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