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Book SynopsisEleven papers that forged the general and special theories of relativity include seven papers by Einstein, two by Lorentz, and one each by Minkowski and Weyl. 1923 edition.

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Book SynopsisAlbert Einstein changed the way physicists view the universe and transformed the way we all see the world. Just over one hundred years ago, his Theory of Relativity stunned scientists, but today it is integral to modern thought as the most important scientific discovery of the twentieth century. In this unique single volume, Stephen Hawking has assembled the highlights of Einstein's groundbreaking scientific work. Collected here are Einstein's own illuminating writings on the Theory of Relativity, which present a world of paradoxes in which space is bent and time is curved. Yet Einstein was known not only for his landmark ideas in physics. Here too are his reflections on politics and religion, and his musings on the ultimate significance of his scientific findings.

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Book SynopsisA new, popular edition with a clear introduction, Special & General Relativity by Albert Einstein contains his core paper, 'Relativity, The Special & The General Theory: A Popular Exposition', which established his reputation as one of the greatest thinkers of our (and perhaps any) age. Also included are two of the Princeton University lectures he gave to explain his findings in more detail, on 'The Meaning of Relativity', as well as the early paper which led to his famous equation E = mc2. The FLAME TREE Foundations series features core publications which together have shaped the cultural landscape of the modern world, with cutting-edge research distilled into pocket guides designed to be both accessible and informative.

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Book SynopsisOffers a collection of Einstein quotations that has sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide and been translated into twenty-five languages. This title includes "On and to Children," "On Race and Prejudice," and "Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection" - as well as a chronology of Einstein's life and accomplishments.Trade Review"[The Ultimate Quotable Einstein] is a compelling selection... Students of Einstein's work and life, who are familiar with these contexts, can find many embellishments to their research, and often puzzling contrary notes to customary portrayals of his stance on issues ranging from Zionism to domestic life."--ChoiceTable of ContentsForeword, by Freeman Dyson ix A (long) note about this final edition xvii A brief chronology xxv THE QUOTATIONS On Einstein Himself 1 On and to His Family 29 On Aging 53 On America and Americans 61 On and to Children 75 On Death 89 On Education, Students, and Academic Freedom 97 On and to Friends, Specifi c Scientists, and Others 111 On Germans and Germany 159 On Humankind 171 On Jews, Israel, Judaism, and Zionism 191 On Life 227 On Music 233 On Pacifi sm, Disarmament, and World Government 243 On Peace, War, the Bomb, and the Military 261 On Politics, Patriotism, and Government 287 On Race and Prejudice 309 On Religion, God, and Philosophy 319 On Science and Scientists, Mathematics, and Technology 347 On Miscellaneous Subjects 411 Abortion, Achievement, Ambition, Animals/Pets, Art and Science, Astrology, Birth Control, Birthdays, Books, Causality, China and the Chinese, Christmas, Clarity, Class, Clothes, Competition, Comprehensibility, Compromise, Conscience, Creativity, Crises, Curiosity, Death Penalty, Doctors, England, the English, and the English Language, Epistemology, Flying Saucers and Extraterrestrials, Force, Games, Good Acts, Graphology, Home, Homosexuality, Immigrants, Individuals/Individuality, Intelligence, Intuition, Invention, Italy and the Italians, Japan and the Japanese, Knowledge, Love, Marriage, Materialism, Miracles, Morality, Mysticism, Nature, Pipe Smoking, Posterity, The Press, Prohibition, Psychoanalysis, Public Speaking, Rickshaw Pullers, Sailing, Sculpture, Sex Education, Success, Thinking, Truth, Vegetarianism, Violence, Wealth, Wisdom, Women, Work, Youth Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection 461 Attributed to Einstein 471 Others on Einstein 487 Bibliography 547 Index of Key Words 557 Subject Index 563

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Book SynopsisAfter completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote a book about relativity for a popular audience. His intention was "to give an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but whTrade ReviewOne of Symmetry magazine's Physics Books of 2015 "I can still see some fugitive magic in Relativity ... it conjures Einstein as the oracle presenting a theory to the world--one of the most revolutionary and profound theories of all time."--Pedro Ferreira, Nature "Nobody is better at explaining relativity than Einstein himself; his account provides a combination of depth and clarity that only he could confidently produce... This 100th anniversary edition is complemented by commentary from Gutfreund and Renn, who clarify some key points and add historical perspective, making Einstein's own words even more accessible and meaningful."--Tom Siegfried, Science News "Hanoch Gutfreund, professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Jurgen Renn, director of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, augment the 100th anniversary edition of [Relativity] with a reading companion to make Einstein's thinking clearer to present-day readers."--Mike Perricone, Symmetry MagazineTable of ContentsIntroduction xiii Einstein as a Missionary of Science 1 Einstein's Booklet: Relativity: The Special and the General Theory 7 PART I : The Special Theory of Relativity 1.Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions 11 2.The System of Co- ordinates 14 3.Space and Time in Classical Mechanics 18 4.The Galileian System of Co- ordinates 21 5.The Principle of Relativity (in the Restricted Sense) 23 6.The Theorem of the Addition of Velocities Employed in Classical Mechanics 27 7.The Apparent Incompatibility of the Law of Propagation of Light with the Principle of Relativity 28 8.On the Idea of Time in Physics 32 9.The Relativity of Simultaneity 36 10.On the Relativity of the Conception of Distance 39 11.The Lorentz Transformation 41 12.The Behaviour of Measuring- Rods and Clocks in Motion 47 13.Theorem of the Addition of the Velocities. The Experiment of Fizeau 50 14.The Heuristic Value of the Theory of Relativity 54 15.General Results of the Theory 56 16.Experience and the Special Theory of Relativity 62 17.Minkowski's Four- Dimensional Space 68 PART II: The General Theory of Relativity 18.Special and General Principle of Relativity 72 19.The Gravitational Field 76 20.The Equality of Inertial and Gravitational Mass as an Argument for the General Postulate of Relativity 80 21.In What Respects Are the Foundations of Classical Mechanics and of the Special Theory of Relativity Unsatisfactory? 85 22.A Few Inferences from the General Principle of Relativity 88 23.Behaviour of Clocks and Measuring- Rods on a Rotating Body of Reference 93 24.Euclidean and Non- Euclidean Continuum 97 25.Gaussian Co- ordinates 101 26.The Space- Time Continuum of the Special Theory of Relativity Considered as a Euclidean Continuum 106 27.The Space- Time Continuum of the General Theory of Relativity Is Not a Euclidean Continuum 109 28.Exact Formulation of the General Principle of Relativity 113 29.The Solution of the Problem of Gravitation on the Basis of the General Principle of Relativity 117 PART III: Considerations on the Universe as a Whole 30.Cosmological Diffi culties of Newton's Theory 122 31.The Possibility of a "Finite" and Yet "Unbounded" Universe 125 32.The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity 131 Appendixes 1.Simple Derivation of the Lorentz Transformation (Supplementary to Section 11) (1918) 133 2.Minkowski's Four- Dimensional Space ("World") (Supplementary to Section 17) (1918) 140 3.The Experimental Confi rmation of the General Theory of Relativity (1920) 142 4.The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity (Supplementary to Section 32) (1946) 153 5.Relativity and the Problem of Space (1953) 155 A Reading Companion: Thirteen Commentaries Physics and Geometry ( 1- 2) 180 Mechanics and Space ( 3- 6) 182 Light Propagation and Time ( 7- 9) 187 Light Propagation and Space ( 10- 12 and Appendix 1) 191 Physics in Relativistic Space and Time ( 13- 16) 193 The World of Four Dimensions ( 17 and Appendix 2) 201 From Special to General Relativity 204 Gravitation and Inertia ( 18- 21) 205 Acceleration, Clocks, and Rods ( 22- 23) 209 Gravitation and Geometry ( 24- 27) 213 Gravitation and General Relativity ( 28- 29) 218 The Challenge of Cosmology ( 30- 32 and Appendix 4) 222 The Relation between Theory and Experiment (Appendix 3) 226 The Changing Concept of Space (Appendix 5) 230 A History and Survey of Foreign-Language Editions The English Translation 244 The French Translation 247 The Italian Translation 252 The Spanish Translation 256 The Russian Translation 259 The Chinese Translation 262 The Japanese Translation 266 The Polish Translation 270 The Czech Translation 273 The Hebrew Translation 276 Concluding Remarks 279 Appended Documents A Letter from Walther Rathenau to Einstein 281 A Sample Page of Einstein's Handwriting 284 Manuscript of Appendix 3 of the Booklet 286 Further Reading 293 Index 297

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Book SynopsisThe world would be a very different place if it were not for Albert Einstein. Like Newton and Galileo before him, this remarkable scientist changed forever mankind's understanding of the universe. In 1921, five years after proclaiming his general theory of relativity, Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in recognition of his remarkable achievements. In the same year he travelled to the United States to give four lectures that consolidated his theory and sought to explain its meaning to a new audience. These lectures were published the following year as The Meaning of Relativity, which he revised with each new edition until his death. It remains a key work for anyone wishing to discover at first hand the workings of one of the most inspiring minds of the twentieth century.Trade Review'Einstein's little book serves as an excellent tying together of loose ends and as a broad survey of the subject.' –Physics Today'He was unfathomably profound ... the genius among geniuses who discovered, merely by thinking about it, that the universe was not as it seemed.' - Time'Einstein's little book serves as an excellent tying together of loose ends and as a broad survey of the subject.' –Physics Today'[Einstein], far more than any other single person, is responsible for the way we think nowadays about material things.' - The Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsSpace and Time in Pre-Relativity Physics. The Theory of Special Relativity. The General Theory of Relativity. Appendix I On the 'Cosmologic Problem'. Appendix II Relativistic Theory of the Non-Symmetric Field. Index

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Book SynopsisFeatures roughly 1,600 quotes in all. This book includes sections unique to the ultimate collection such as "On and to Children," "On Race and Prejudice," and "Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection" - as well as a chronology of Einstein's life and accomplishments, and Freeman Dyson's authoritative foreword.Trade Review"[The Ultimate Quotable Einstein] is a compelling selection... Students of Einstein's work and life, who are familiar with these contexts, can find many embellishments to their research, and often puzzling contrary notes to customary portrayals of his stance on issues ranging from Zionism to domestic life."--ChoiceTable of ContentsForeword, by Freeman Dyson ix A (long) note about this final edition xvii A brief chronology xxv THE QUOTATIONS On Einstein Himself 1 On and to His Family 29 On Aging 53 On America and Americans 61 On and to Children 75 On Death 89 On Education, Students, and Academic Freedom 97 On and to Friends, Specifi c Scientists, and Others 111 On Germans and Germany 159 On Humankind 171 On Jews, Israel, Judaism, and Zionism 191 On Life 227 On Music 233 On Pacifi sm, Disarmament, and World Government 243 On Peace, War, the Bomb, and the Military 261 On Politics, Patriotism, and Government 287 On Race and Prejudice 309 On Religion, God, and Philosophy 319 On Science and Scientists, Mathematics, and Technology 347 On Miscellaneous Subjects 411 Abortion, Achievement, Ambition, Animals/Pets, Art and Science, Astrology, Birth Control, Birthdays, Books, Causality, China and the Chinese, Christmas, Clarity, Class, Clothes, Competition, Comprehensibility, Compromise, Conscience, Creativity, Crises, Curiosity, Death Penalty, Doctors, England, the English, and the English Language, Epistemology, Flying Saucers and Extraterrestrials, Force, Games, Good Acts, Graphology, Home, Homosexuality, Immigrants, Individuals/Individuality, Intelligence, Intuition, Invention, Italy and the Italians, Japan and the Japanese, Knowledge, Love, Marriage, Materialism, Miracles, Morality, Mysticism, Nature, Pipe Smoking, Posterity, The Press, Prohibition, Psychoanalysis, Public Speaking, Rickshaw Pullers, Sailing, Sculpture, Sex Education, Success, Thinking, Truth, Vegetarianism, Violence, Wealth, Wisdom, Women, Work, Youth Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection 461 Attributed to Einstein 471 Others on Einstein 487 Bibliography 547 Index of Key Words 557 Subject Index 563

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Book SynopsisEvery document in "The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein" appears in the language in which it was written. This title presents the English translations of those non-English materials.Table of ContentsPublisher's Foreword xi Preface xiii List of Texts 1.Conclusions Drawn from the Phenomena of Capillarity (Folgerungen aus den Capillaritatserscheinungen), Annalen der Physik 4 (1901) 1 2.On the Thermodynamic Theory of the Difference in Potentials between Metals and Fully Dissociated Solutions of Their Salts and on an Electrical Method for Investigating Molecular Forces (Uber die thermodynamische Theorie der Potentialdifferenz zwischen Metallen and vollstandig dissociirten Losungen ihrer Salze and uber eine elektrische Methode zur Erforschung der Molecularkrafte), Annalen der Physik 8 (1902) 12 3.Kinetic Theory of Thermal Equilibrium and of the Second Law of Thermodynamics (Kinetische Theorie des Warmegleichgewichtes und des zweiten Hauptsatzes der Thermodynamik), Annalen der Physik 9 (1902) 30 4.A Theory of the Foundations of Thermodynamics (Eine Theorie der Grundlagen der Thermodynamik), Annalen der Physik 11 (1903) 48 5.On the General Molecular Theory of Heat (Zur allgemeinen molekularen Theorie der Warme), Annalen der Physik 14 (1904) 68 6.Review of Giuseppe Belluzzo, "Principles of Graphic Thermodynamics" ("Principi di termodinamica grafica"), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 78 7.Review of Albert Fliegner, "On Clausius's Law of Entropy" ("Uber den Clausius'schen Entropiesatz"), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 79 8.Review of William McFadden Orr, "On Clausius' Theorem for Irreversible Cycles, and on the Increase of Entropy," Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 79 9.Review of George Hartley Bryan, "The Law of Degradation of Energy as the Fundamental Principle of Thermodynamics," Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 80 10.Review of Nikolay Nikolayevich Schiller, "Some Concerns Regarding the Theory of Entropy Increase Due to the Diffusion of Gases Where the Initial Pressures of the Latter Are Equal" ("Einige Bedenken betreffend die Theorie der Entropievermehrung durch Diffusion der Gase bei einander gleichen Anfangsspannungen der letzteren"), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 81 11.Review of Jakob Johann Weyrauch, "On the specific Heats of Superheated Water Vapor" ("Uber die spezifischen Warmen des uberhitzten Wasserdampfes"), Beiblatter zu den dnnalen der Physik 29 (1905) 82 12.Review of Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff, "The Influence of the Change in Specific Heat on the Work of Conversion" ("Einfluss der Anderung der spezifischen Warme auf die Umwandlungsarbeit"), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 82 13.Review of Arturo Giammarco, "A Case of Corresponding States in Thermodynamics" ("Un caso di corrispondenza in termodinamica"), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 84 14.On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light (Uber einen die Erzeugung and Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt), Annalen der Physik 17 (1905) 86 15.A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions (University of Zurich disseration) (Eine neue Bestimmung der Molekuldimensionen) 104 16.On the Movement of Small Particles Suspended in Stationary Liquids Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat (Uber die von der molekularkinetischen Theorie der Warme geforderte Bewegung von in ruhenden Flussigkeiten suspendierten Teilchen), Annalen der Physik 17 (1905) 123 17.Review of Karl Fredrik Slotte, "On the Heat of Fusion" (Uber die SchmelzWarme"), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 135 18.Review of Karl Fredrik Slotte, "Conclusions Drawn from a Thermodynamic Equation" ("Folgerungen aus einer thermodynamischen Gleichung"), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 135 19.Review of Emile Mathias, "The Constant a of Rectilinear Diameters and the Laws of Corresponding States" ("La constante a des diametres rectilignes et les lois des etats correspondants"), Beiblatter zu den Innalen der Physik 29 (1905) 136 20.Review of Max Planck, "On Clausius' Theorem for Irreversible Cycles, and on the Increase of Entropy," Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 137 21.Review of Edgar Buckingham, "On Certain Difficulties Which Are Encountered in the Study of Thermodynamics," Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 137 22.Review of Paul Langevin, "On a Fundamental Formula of the Kinetic Theory" ("Sur une formule fondamentale de la theorie cinetique"), Beiblatter zu den Innalen der Physik 29 (1905) 138 23.On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies (Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Korper), Annalen der Physik 17 (1905) 140 24.Does the Inertia of a Body Depend upon its Energy Content? (Ist die Tragheit eines Korpers von seinem Energieinhalt abhangig?), Annalen der Physik 18 (1905) 172 25.Review of Heinrich Birven, Fundamentals of the Mecahnical Theory of Heat (Grundzuge der mechanischen Warmetheorie), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 175 26.Review of Auguste Ponsot, "Heat in the Displacement of the Equilibrium of a Capillary System" ("Chaleur dans le deplacement de 1'equilibre d'un systeme capillaire"), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 175 27.Review of Karl Bohlin, "On Impact Considered as the Basis of Kinetic Theories of Gas Pressure and of Universal Gravitation" ("Sur le choc, considere comme fondement des theories cinetiques de la pression des gaz et de la gravitation universelle"), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 176 28.Review of Georges Meslin, "On the Constant in Mariotte and GayLussac's Law" ("Sur la constante de la loi de Mariotte et GayLussac"), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 177 29.Review of Albert Fliegner, "The Efflux of Hot Water from Container Orifices ("Das Ausstromen heissen Wassers aus Gefassmundungen"), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 177 30.Review of Jakob Johann Weyrauch, "An Outline of the Theory of Heat. With Numerous Examples and Applications. Part 1 (Grundriss der Warmetheorie. Mit zahlreichen Beispielen und Anwendungen), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 178 31.Review of Albert Fliegner, "On the Thermal Value of Chemical Processes" ("Uber den Warmewert chemischer Vorgange"), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 29 (1905) 179 32.On the Theory of Brownian Motion (Zur Theorie der Brownschen Bewegung), Annalen der Physik.19 (1906) 180 33."Supplement" to "A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions" [the version of Document 15 published as an article in Annalen der Physik 19 (1906): 289-305], Annalen der Physik 19 (1906) 191 34.On the Theory of Light Production and Light Absorption (Zur Theorie der Lichterzeugung und Lichtabsorption), Annalen der Physik 20 (1906) 192 35.The Principle of Conservation of Motion of the Center of Gravity and the Inertia of Energy (Das Prinzip von der Erhaltung der Schwerpunktsbewegung und die Tragheit der Energie), Annalen der Physik 20 (1906) 200 36.On a Method for the Determination of the Ratio of the Transverse and the Longitudinal Mass of the Electron (Uber eine Methode zur Bestimmung des Verhaltnisses der transversalen und longitudinalen Masse des Elektrons), Annalen der Physik 21 (1906) 207 37.Review of Max Planck, Lectures on the Theory of Thermal Radiation (Vorlesungen uber die Theorie der Varmestrahlung), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 30 (1906) 211 38.Planck's Theory of Radiation and the Theory of Specific Heat (Die Plancksche Theorie der Strahlung und die Theorie der spezifischen Warme), Annalen der Physik 22 (1907) 214 39.On the Limit of Validity of the Law of Thermodynamic Equilibrium and on the Possibility of a New Determination of the Elementary Quanta (Uber die Gultigkeitsgrenze des Satzes vom thermodynamischen Gleichgewicht und uber die Moglichkeit einer neuen Bestimmung der Elementarquanta), Annalen der Physik 22 (1907) 225 40.Theoretical Remarks on Brownian Motion (Theoretische Bemerkung uber die Brownsche Bewegung ), Zeitschrift fur Elektrochemie und angewandte physikalische Chemie 13 (1907) 229 41.On the Possibility of a New Test of the Relativity Principle (Uber die Moglichkeit einer neuen Prufung des Relativitatsprinzips), Annalen der Physik 23 (1907) 232 42.Correction to My Paper: "Planck's Theory of Radiation, etc." [Document 38] (Berichtigung zu meiner Arbeit: "Die Plancksche Theorie der Strahlung etc."), Annalen der Physik 22 (1907) 233 43.Author's abstract of lecture "On the Nature of the Movements of Microscopically Small Particles Suspended in Liquids" ("Ueber die Natur der Bewegungen mikroskopisch kleiner, in Flussigkeiten suspendierter Teilchen"), Naturforschende Gesellschaft Bern. Mitteilungen (1907) 235 44.Comments on the Note of Mr. Paul Ehrenfest: "The Translatory Motion of Deformable Electrons and the Area Law" (Bemerkungen zu der Notiz von Hrn. Paul Ehrenfest: "Die Translation deformierbarer Elektronen und der Flachensatz"), Annalen der Physik 23 (1907) 236 45.On the Inertia of Energy Required by the Relativity Principle (Uber die vom Relativitatsprinzip geforderte Tragheit der Energie), Annalen der Physik 23 (1907) 238 46.Review of Jakob Johann Weyrauch, An Outline of the Theory of Heat. With Numerous Examples and Applications. Part 2. (Grundriss der Warmetheorie. Mit zahlreichen Beispielen und Anwendungen), Beiblatter zu den Annalen der Physik 31 (1907) 251 47.On the Relativity Principle and the Conclusions Drawn from It (Uber das Relativitatsprinzip und die aus demselben gezogene Folgerungen), Jahrbuch der Radioaktivitat und Elektronik 4 (1907) 252 48.A New Electrostatic Method for the Measurement of Small Quantities of Electricity (Eine neue elektrostatische Methode zur Messung kleiner Elektrizitatsmengen), Physikalische Zeitschrift 9 (1908) 312 49.Corrections to the Paper "On the Relativity Principle and the Conclusions Drawn from It" (Berichtigung zu der Arbeit: "Uber das Relativitatsprinzip und die aus demselben gezogenen Folgerungen"), Jahrbuch der Radioaktivitat und Elektronik 5 (1908) 316 50.Elementary Theory of Brownian Motion (Elementare Theorie der Brownschen Bewegung), Zeitschrift fur Elektrochemie und angewandte physikalische Chemie 14 (1908) 318 51.On the Fundamental Electromagnetic Equations for Moving Bodies (Uber die elektromagnetischen Grundgleichungen fur bewegte Korper) (with Jakob Laub), Annalen der Physik 26 (1908) 329 52.On the Ponderomotive Forces Exerted on Bodies at Rest in the Electromagnetic Field (Uber die im elektromagnetischen Felde auf ruhende Korper ausgeubten ponderomotorischen Krafte)(with Jakob Laub), Annalen der Physik 26 (1908) 339 53.Correction to the Paper: "On the Fundamental Electromagnetic Equations for Moving Bodies" [Document 51] (Berichtigung zur Abhandlung: "Uber die elektromagnetischen Grundgleichungen fur bewegte Korper") (with Jakob Laub), Annalen der Physik 26 (1908) 349 54.Remarks on Our Paper: "On the Fundamental Electromagnetic Equations for Moving Bodies" [Document 51] (Bemerkungen zu unserer Arbeit: "Uber die elektromagnetischen Grundgleichungen fur bewegte Korper") [contains also an Addendum] (with Jakob Laub), Annalen der Physik 28 (1909) 350 55.Comment on the Paper of D. Mirimanoff: "On the Fundamental Equations ..." (Bemerkung zu der Arbeit von D. Mirimanoff: "Uber die Grundgleichungen ..."), Annalen der Physik 28 (1909) 353 56.On the Present Status of the Radiation Problem (Zum gegenwartigen Stand des Strahlungsproblems), Physikalische Zeitschrift 10 (1909) 357 57.On the Present Status of the Radiation Problem (Zum gegenwartigen Stand des Strahlungsproblems)(with Walter Ritz), Physikalische Zeitschrift 10 (1909) 376 58.Excerpt from "Discussion" following lecture version of Henry Siedentopf, "On Ultramiscroscopic Images," Physikalische Zeitschrift 10 (1909) 377 59.Excerpt from "Discussion" following lecture version of Arthur Szarvassi, "The Theory of Electromagnetic Phenomena in Moving Bodies and the Energy Principle," Physikalische Zeitschrift 10 (1909 378 60.On the Development of Our Views Concerning the Nature and Constitution of Radiation (Uber die Entwickelung unserer Anschauungen uber das Wesen und die Konstitution der Strahlung), Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, Verhandlungen 7 (1909) 379 61."Discussion" following lecture version of "On the Development of Our Views Concerning the Nature and Constitution of Radiation" [Document 60], Physikalische Zeitschrift 10 (1909) 395 62."Discussion" following lecture version of Fritz Hasenohrl, "On the Transformation of Kinetic Energy into Radiation," Physikalische Zeitschrift10 (1909) 399

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This authoritative centenary edition is a fitting tribute to Einstein’s efforts to make his concepts accessible—in turn, helping to raise the profile of basic science and modern physics on a global scale."---Mary Craig, Nature

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Book SynopsisClear and concise explanations of the development of theories explaining physical phenomena.

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Book SynopsisA collection of insightful and thought provoking essays from one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth centuryA new edition of the most definitive collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings, gathered under the supervision of Einstein himself. The selections range from his earliest days as a theoretical physicist to his death in 1955; from such subjects as relativity, nuclear war or peace, and religion and science, to human rights, economics, and government.

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Book Synopsis A lively collection of Einstein’s groundbreaking scientific correspondence on modern physics Imagine getting four of the greatest minds of modern physics in a room together to explain and debate the theories and innovations of their day. This is the fascinating experience of reading Letters on Wave Mechanics, the correspondence between H. A. Lorentz, Max Planck, Erwin Schrödinger, and Albert Einstein. These remarkable letters illuminate not only the basis of Schrödinger’s work in wave mechanics, but also how great scientific minds debated and challenged the ever-changing theories of the day and ultimately embraced an elegant solution to the riddles of quantum theory. Their collected correspondence offers insight into both the personalities and professional aspirations that played a part in this theoretical breakthrough. This authorized book features rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the AlberTrade Review “You are the only contemporary physicist, besides Laue, who sees that one cannot get around the assumption of reality—if only one is honest. Most of them simply do not see what sort of risky game they are playing with reality—reality as something independent of what is experimentally established.” —Albert Einstein to Erwin Schrödinger“I am as convinced as ever that the wave representation of matter is an incomplete representation of the state of affairs, no matter how practically useful it has proved itself to be.” —Albert Einstein to Erwin Schrödinger

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Trade Review“Men are even more susceptible to suggestion than horses, and each period is dominated by a mood, with the result that most men fail to see the tyrant who rules over them.” —Albert Einstein, Princeton, April 10, 1938

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsErster Teil Über die Spezielle Relativitätstheorie.- § 1. Physikalischer Inhalt geometrischer Sätze.- § 2. Das Koordinatensystem.- § 3. Raum und Zeit in der klassischen Mechanik.- § 4. Das Galileische Koordinatensystem.- § 5. Das Relativitätsprinzip (im engeren Sinne).- § 6. Das Additionstheorem der Geschwindigkeiten gemäß der klassischen Mechanik.- § 7. Die scheinbare Unvereinbarkeit des Ausbreitungsgesetzes des Lichtes mit dem Relativitätsprinzip.- § 8. Über den Zeitbegriff in der Physik.- § 9. Die Relativität der Gleichzeitigkeit.- § 10. Über die Relativität des Begriffes der räumlichen Entfernung.- § 11. Die Lorentz-Transformation.- § 12. Das Verhalten bewegter Stäbe und Uhren.- § 13. Additionstheorem der Geschwindigkeiten. Fizeauscher Versuch.- § 14. Der heuristische Wert der Relativitätstheorie.- § 15. Allgemeine Ergebnisse der Theorie.- § 16. Spezielle Relativitätstheorie und Erfahrung.- § 17. Minkowskis vierdimensionaler Raum.- Zweiter Teil Über die Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie.- § 18. Spezielles und allgemeines Relativitätsprinzip.- § 19. Das Gravitationsfeld.- § 20. Die Gleichheit der trägen und schweren Masse als Argument für das allgemeine Relativitätspostulat.- § 21. Inwiefern sind die Grundlagen der klassischen Mechanik und der speziellen Relativitätstheorie unbefriedigend?.- § 22. Einige Schlüsse aus dem allgemeinen Relativitätsprinzip.- § 23. Verhalten von Uhren und Maßstäben auf einem rotierenden Bezugskörper.- § 24. Euklidisches und nicht-euklidisches Kontinuum.- § 25. Gaußsche Koordinaten.- § 26. Das raum-zeitliche Kontinuum der speziellen Relativitätstheorie als euklidisches Kontinuum.- § 27. Das raum-zeitliche Kontinuum der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie ist kein euklidisches Kontinuum.- § 28. Exakte Formulierung des allgemeinen Relativitätsprinzips.- § 29. Die Lösung des Gravitationsproblems auf Grund des allgemeinen Relativitätsprinzips.- Betrachtungen Über die Welt als Ganzes.- § 30. Kosmologische Schwierigkeiten der Newtonschen Theorie.- § 31. Die Möglichkeit einer endlichen und doch nicht begrenzten Welt.- § 32. Die Struktur des Raumes nach der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie.- 1. Einfache Ableitung der Lorentz-Transformation.- 3. Über die Bestätigung der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie durch die Erfahrung.- 4. Die Struktur des Raumes im Zusammenhang mit der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie.- 5. Relativität und Raumproblem.- Namen- und Sachverzeichnis.

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