The Einsteinian Revolution, 9780691277448
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Einstein’s revolution wasn’t sudden, but a long-term evolution of science.
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The Einsteinian Revolution

the historical roots of his breakthroughs

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    272 pages

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    25 November 2025

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Summary

Unraveling Einstein: The Century-Long Evolution of Modern Physics

How the Einsteinian revolution can be understood as the result of a long-term evolution of science

The revolution that emerged from Albert Einstein’s work in the early twentieth century transformed our understanding of space, time, motion, gravity, matter, and radiation. Beginning with Einstein’s miracle year of 1905 and continuing through his development of the theory of general relativity, E…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780691277448
ISBN-10:0691277443
Author:Hanoch Gutfreund, Jürgen Renn
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:25 November 2025
Weight:0g
Dimensions:203mm x 133mm
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”[Provides] an excellent overview of Einstein’s major discoveries, from his early work on quantum theory to general relativity, the new law of gravity that overturned Newton. It is a welcome addition to any collection of books on modern physics.”—Marcia Bartusiak, Wall Street Journal“In The Einsteinian Revolution, two eminent experts on Einstein’s life and his theory of relativity … offer an original and penetrating analysis of Einstein’s revolutionary contributions to physics and our view of the physical world… . The Einsteinian Revolution is an important and thought-provoking contribution to the scholarly literature on Einstein and his astounding scientific creativity between 1905 and 1925. Gutfreund and Renn might not have given the final answer as to why Einstein, of all people, revolutionized physics in the way that he did. But they argue in fascinating detail that, to understand his genius, one must take into account not just the earlier history of physics but also the history of knowledge more broadly.” – Helge Kragh, Nature”—Helge Kragh, Nature“Interesting and intellectually satisfying.”—K.D. Fisher, Choice“Beautifully written.”—Jonathan Shock, Mathemafrica

About The Author

Hanoch Gutfreund

Hanoch Gutfreund is professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he is also academic director of the Albert Einstein Archives. Jürgen Renn is founding director of the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology in Jena and former director at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. He is the author of The Evolution of Knowledge (Princeton). Gutfreund and Renn are the authors of Einstein on Einstein and The Formative Years of Relativity (both Princeton).

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