Albert einstein, historical and cultural perspectives : the centennial symposium in jerusalem /

Based on papers presented at the Jerusalem Einstein Centennial Symposium in March 1979, this volume sets forth an articulated sequence of chapters on the impact of Einstein's work, not only in science but in humanistic studies and problems such as international security in the nuclear age.Origi...

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Elkana, Yehuda; Holton, Gerald.
Published: Princeton University Press,
Publisher Address: Princeton, N.J. :
Publication Dates: [1984]
©1984
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400855438
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Summary: Based on papers presented at the Jerusalem Einstein Centennial Symposium in March 1979, this volume sets forth an articulated sequence of chapters on the impact of Einstein's work, not only in science but in humanistic studies and problems such as international security in the nuclear age.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (440 pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9781400855438
Index Number: QC16
CLC: K837.126.11
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction: Einstein and the Shaping of Our Imagination /
The Special Relativity Theory: Einstein's Response to the Physics of 1905 /
The Quest for Unity: General Relativity and Unitary Field Theories /
Fluctuations and Statistical Physics in Einstein's Early Work /
Einstein and Quantum Physics /
The Early Years of Relativity /
Some Einstein Anomalies /
The Reception of Einstein's Ideas: Two Examples from Contrasting Political Cultures /
Einstein and the Science of Language /
Psychoanalytic Reflections on Einstein's Centenary /
Relativity and Relativism /
The Myth of Simplicity /
Einstein and the Light of Reason /
Einstein and Israel /
On Einstein and the Presidency of Israel /
Jewish and Universal Social Ethics in the Life and Thought of Albert Einstein /
Einstein's Germany /
Einstein and International Security /
Einstein and the Politics of Nuclear Weapons /
Reminiscences /
Musical and Personal Reminiscences of Albert Einstein /
Index of Names --
Subject Index --
Backmatter.