Einstein
A Biography
$28.33
- Paperback
488 pages
- Release Date
22 September 2016
Summary
Albert Einstein is an icon of the twentieth century. Born in Ulm, Germany, in 1879, he is most famous for his theory of relativity, which is considered the founding principle of modern physics. He also made enormous contributions to quantum mechanics and cosmology, and for his work he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1921. A self-pronounced pacifist, humanist, and, late in his life, democratic socialist, Einstein was also deeply concerned with the social impact of his discoveries. Much of Eins…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780745642215 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0745642217 |
| Author: | Jurgen Neffe, Shelly Frisch |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Imprint: | Polity Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 488 |
| Release Date: | 22 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 748g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 150mm x 38mm |
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“Exhilarating […] Neffe’s zingy, dramatic style - for which we must offer congratulations to his translator, Shelley Frisch - sometimes calls to mind the New Yorker’s John McPhee: his pages are rich in odd facts, take us deep into what one might call the Einstein industry and display both reverence for the genius and lèse-majesté before the man.” Washington Post
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