Einstein: His Space and Times (Jewish Lives)
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (970 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300196717 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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“With graceful lucidity, Gimbel illuminates the intensely personal challenges facing the great physicist.”—Booklist, Starred Review
Blm Very interesting and adds to my knowledge. The great theoretician routinely is featured in articles Einstein: His Space and Times by Steven Gimbel. New Haven, Yale University Press. 2015 19The great theoretician routinely is featured in articles C. M. Stahl Einstein: His Space and Times by Steven Gimbel. New Haven, Yale University Press. 2015 194pp. ISBN: 978-0-300-19671-9With the recent confirmation of the existence of gravitational waves, Einstein is again brought to the fore of the popular imagination. He never strayed too far away from that. The great theoretician routinely is featured in articles, history books, biographies, coffee mugs and tee shirts. He is typically featured in the media with some of his comical photogra. pp. ISBN: 978-0-300-19671-9With the recent confirmation of the existence of gravitational waves, Einstein is again brought to the fore of the popular imagination. He never strayed too far away from that. The great theoretician routinely is featured in articles, history books, biographies, coffee mugs and tee shirts. He is typically featured in the media with some of his comical photogra. "The true story of a genius whose life was divided between politics and equations" according to STEPHEN PLETKO. XXXXX“It was relativity that led Einstein [1879 to 1955] out of the patent office to become a [university] professor. It was relativity that made Einstein [who was Jewish] famous.It was relativity that was condemned by the Nazis for being ‘Jewish science.’ It was relativity that allowed him the political voice to oppose them.It was relativity that led to the possibility of atomic weapons and Nazi dominance. It was relativity that gave Einstein the standing
An avowed pacifist, Einstein’s mistrust of authority and outspoken social and scientific views earned him death threats from Nazi sympathizers in the years preceding World War II. Steven Gimbel’s biography presents Einstein in the context of the world he lived in, offering a fascinating portrait of a remarkable individual who remained actively engaged in international affairs throughout his life. To him, science provided not only a means for understanding the behavior of the universe, but a foundation for considering the deeper questions of life and a way for the worldwide Jewish community to gain confidence and pride in itself. This revealing work not only explains Einstein’s theories in understandable terms, it demonstrates how they directly emerged from the realities of his times and helped create the world we live in today.. But in actuality, the brilliant innovator whose Theory of Relativity forever reshaped our understanding of time was a man of his times, always politically engaged and driven by strong moral principles. A revealing new portrait of Albert Einstein, the world’s first scientific “superstar” The commonly held view of Albert Einstein is of an eccentric genius for whom the pursuit of science