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Subtle Is the Lord : The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein by Abraham Pais (1982, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-10019853907X

ISBN-139780198539070

eBay Product ID (ePID)15038281326

Product Key Features

Number of Pages568 Pages

Publication NameSubtle Is the Lord : the Science and the Life of Albert Einstein

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1982

SubjectGeneral, Science & Technology

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaReference, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorAbraham Pais

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight31.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN82-002273

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"A coherent account of almost everything of scientific significance that Einstein did.... Unique and indispensable."--Science, 'An outstanding biography of Albert Einstein that one finds oneselfreading with sheer pleasure.' Physics Today, 'A coherent account of almost everything of scientific significance thatEinstein did...Unique and indispensable.' Science, "An outstanding biography of Albert Einstein that one finds oneself reading with sheer pleasure."--Physics Today, "A monument to sound scholarship and graceful style.... Accurate, witty, and clear as brook water, it is a work against which future scientific biographies will be measured.... Anyone with an interest in Einstein should give this splendid book a try."--The New York Times Book Review, "Particularly valuable as the first thorough study in one accessible volume of all of Einstein's major contributions to science.... Remarkably clear as well as authoritative."--The New York Review of Books, "A sympathetic but clear-eyed view of his life and work...examined mainly in his own plentiful papers, supplemented by a remarkably wide list of unusual sources.... A fine book."--Scientific American

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal530.092 B

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisThis account of Albert Einstein's life is based on the author's personal acquaintance and draws on thousands of pages of letters and other papers. It fills many gaps in our knowledge of the scientist's life, dealing with his interest in philosophy, his concern with Jewish destiny, and his opinions on figures from Newton to Freud. The author also examines the state of physics at the turn of the century and how Einstein transformed the field., 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. In this new major work Abraham Pais, himself an eminent physicist who worked alongside Einstein in the post-war years, traces the development of Einstein's entire oeuvre. This is the first book which deal comprehensively and in depth with Einstein's science, both the successes and the failures.Running through the book is a completely non-scientific biography (identified in the table of contents by italic type) including many letters which appear in English for the first time, as well as other information not published before.Throughout the preparation of this book, Pais has had complete access to the Einstein Archives (now in the possession of the Hebrew University) and the invaluable guidance of the late Helen Dukas--formerly Einstein's private secretary., 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. In this new major work Abraham Pais, himself an eminent physicist who worked alongside Einstein in the post-war years, traces the development of Einstein's entire oeuvre. This is the first book which deal comprehensively and in depth with Einstein's science, both the successes and the failures. Running through the book is a completely non-scientific biography (identified in the table of contents by italic type) including many letters which appear in English for the first time, as well as other information not published before. Throughout the preparation of this book, Pais has had complete access to the Einstein Archives (now in the possession of the Hebrew University) and the invaluable guidance of the late Helen Dukas--formerly Einstein's private secretary.

LC Classification NumberQC16.E5.P26 1982