![]() ![]() ![]() Reading respects from the conventional hagiographic accounts will emerge from While I have not treated Einstein‘s important work on statistical physics in a I hope that at least the outlines ofa picture of Einstein that differs in major The reader may dip into the book at his or her own pleasureiand I hope that every reader will find pleasure in at least some of the essays-with no sense of obligation to read the entire collectionf On the other hand. and about the quantum theory-his greatestĪn advantage of this collection of independently prepared essays is that each item may be read individually. And there is also emerg~ ing a much clearer picture of the development of his ideas about relativity. and of his oftenicontradictory strivings (for example, defiance of authority in physics coexisted with u longing for recognition of his work), who is a thousand times more interesting than the saintly figure of the legend. there starts to emerge the portrait of a human being. Whichuboth of the man and of his workAhas been considerably changed by new documentary evidence. Volume are concemed with the first half of Einstein’s life. Readers may consult the final essay in this volume, a review of of a recent biography of Einstein, for an idea of what happens when a premature synthesis is attempted Thus, the reader will not be surprised to learn that many of the essays in this The eight already published volumes of The Collected Papers afAlben Einnein have revolutionized our picture of the young Einstein but these volumes have only reached his fonieth year, and future volumes may be expected to present further surprises. Is still [00 early to attempt a full picture ofEinstein's entire life. Spite of the enormous rivers of mk that have been devoted to the topic, I believe it every human life is inexhaustible, and any account of it represent a selection from the available material and presentation of it from a standpoint adopted by the authon But. Meant as a humorous reminder that the book makes no claim to offer a complete picture of Einstein - an account from ‘A‘ to ‘Z.’ Of course. Prepared over the past quarter of a century The title. This volume assembles what I hope are my best articles and talks on Einstein ![]() 519 Einstein and Bose 539 tein‘ Einsteinand‘chis Lanczos's Early Contributions [0 Relativity 3nd Einstein and Infeld: Seen through their Congspondencc. Einstein and Newton Eddington and Einstein. Einstein's Lighthuamum Hypothesis, or Why Didn‘t Emstcin Propose a Quantum Gas 6 Decade-and-avHalf Earlier. 365ģ67 Einstein and the Quantum: Fifty Years of Struggle. ‘Subtle is :he Lord' 1 1 1 The Science and Life afAlbert Einstein by Abraham Pais. USA)1excep( for briefexccrpts in connection with reviews or scholmly analysns. The wrincn permission of the publisher (Birkhéuser Boston, clo Springer-Verlag New York, The Einstein studles sencs lS publlshed under the sponsorship of the Center forĪll rights reserved Thns work may not be translated or copied in whole or m part without Pnnted on acid-free The Center for Emsmn Studies Library of Congress Calaloging-in-Publication DataĪ cw caulogue record fnr mus book is availahlc from me Libmry of Congress, Wzshinglon D C., USA. John Slachel Center for Emstein qudws Boston University Boston, MA 02215 USA editorsĮinstein Smdms in Russia Yuri Balashov and Vladimir Vizgin, ediwrs The Expanding Worlds of General Relauvuty Hubert Goenner, Jurgen Renn. Porter, editors The Attraction of Gravitation: New Studiesġn the History of General Relativny John Earman‘ Mlchel Janssen and John D Norton, editors Smdies in ‘11: History ofGeneral Relauvily Jean Eisenslaedl and AJ. Published under the sponsorship of the Center for Einstein Studies, Boston UniversityĮinslcin and the History of General RelativityĬonceptual Prablems of Quantum Gravity Abhay Ashtekar and John Stachel, editors
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