From revealing, personal letters to brilliant essays on the nature of
science, these three volumes demonstrate the breadth of Einstein’s
thought. The man who became famous for conceiving of the equation
E=mc2 kept his mind sharp through stimulating correspondence and
applied his intellectual acuity to a number of important scientific
issues. The second volume of the Albert Einstein Collection offers a
fascinating window into how he developed his ideas. Essays in
Science: In these sixteen essays, written at the height of his
intellectual powers, Einstein sets out his views on scientific
knowledge, its relationship to human experience, and the underlying
principles of any scientific pursuit. He discusses his own work in
theoretical physics and its basis in field theory, as well as the many
achievements of other scientific thinkers—including Johannes Kepler,
Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell, Max Planck, Niels Bohr, and others.
Letters to Solovine: This collection of personal letters from
Einstein to his longtime friend and translator Maurice Solovine offers
a rare glimpse into the evolution of his thought, as well as a
revealing portrait of the man himself. Spanning Einstein’s career
and ranging from philosophical discussion to personal gossip, these
letters are presented in English translation alongside the German
text, with facsimiles of the original letters also included.
Letters on Wave Mechanics: In this stirring collection of
correspondence, four of the twentieth century’s greatest
minds—H. A. Lorentz, Max Planck, Erwin Schrödinger, and Albert
Einstein—discuss, debate, and refine Schrödinger’s then-nascent
theory of wave mechanics. As the physicist Karl Przibram states in his
foreword to this edition, “little needs to be added to the letters;
they speak for themselves. Apart from their essential content, they
reveal something of the personalities of the four men of genius.”
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ISBN
9781504058674
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Philosophical Library/Open Road
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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