Alice Calaprice Livres

"This is the single most complete guide to Albert Einstein's life and work for students, researchers, and browsers alike. Written by three leading Einstein scholars who draw on their combined wealth of expertise gained during their work on the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, this authoritative and accessible reference features more than one hundred entries and is divided into three parts covering the personal, scientific, and public spheres of Einstein's life. An Einstein Encyclopedia contains entries on Einstein's birth and death, family and romantic relationships, honors and awards, educational institutions where he studied and worked, citizenships and immigration to America, hobbies and travels, plus the people he befriended and the history of his archives and the Einstein Papers Project. Entries on Einstein's scientific theories provide useful background and context, along with details about his assistants, collaborators, and rivals, as well as physics concepts related to his work. Coverage of Einstein's role in public life includes entries on his Jewish identity, humanitarian and civil rights involvements, political and educational philosophies, religion, and more. Commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the theory of general relativity, An Einstein Encyclopedia also includes a chronology of Einstein's life and appendixes that provide information for further reading and research, including an annotated list of a selection of Einstein's publications and a review of selected books about Einstein"--Amazon

A new, updated edition of the ultimate Einstein reference book continues to provide readers with the best window into the life and wisdom of this twentieth-century icon.

We are often amazed by the curiosity of children and the questions they ask. And letters to and from children are always appealing, especially so when they are written to someone famous. In Dear professor Einstein, Alice Calaprice has gathered a delightful and charming collection of more than sixty letters from children to Albert Einstein. Einstein could not respond to every letter written to him, but the responses he did find the time to write reveal the intimate human side of the great public persona, a man who, though he spent his days contemplating mathematics and physics, was very fond of children and enjoyed being in their company. Whether the children wrote to Einstein for class projects, out of curiosity, or because of prodding from a parent, their letters are amusing, touching, and sometimes quite precocious. Enhancing this correspondence are numerous splendid photographs showing Einstein amid children, wearing an Indian headdress, carrying a puppet of himself, and donning fuzzy slippers, among many other wonderful pictures. This book is complete with a foreword by Einstein's granddaughter Evelyn, a biography and chronology of Einstein's life, and an essay by Einstein scholar Robert Schulmann on the great scientist's educational philosophy.

This biography of Albert Einstein offers an engaging introduction to the life and science of the iconic physicist. It explores his early education, career struggles, personal life, and significant contributions to physics, revealing the ordinary man behind the genius. The book also includes a bibliography and timeline for further exploration.

Tato sbírka přináší asi 550 citátů pronesených Einsteinem i týkajících se jeho osoby, které jsou poprvé shromážděny tématicky. Můžeme zde nalézt Einsteinovy myšlenky o Americčanech a Americe, o Němcích a o Německu, o Židech a sionismu, o válce a o míru, politice, víře, vědě i o osobnějších otázkách, jako jsou potraty, mládí a stáří, láska a manželství, hudba, domácí zvířata. Pro každého je zde něco, co ho potěší - i něco, co se ho dotkne. Čtenář objeví kapitoly věnované tomu, co Einstein řekl o jiných lidech, co řekli druzí o něm, dále obsahují biografické údaje a současný rodokmen, kde se objevují už i Einsteinova pravnoučata, odpovědi na nečastější otázky o Einsteinovi a vybranou bibliografii. Kniha je opatřena zasvěceným úvodním slovem princetonského fyzika Freemana Dysona. Sbírka uvádí dokumentaci - odkazuje především k hlavním pramenům jako Einsteinův archiv a Sebrané spisy Alberta Einsteina. Sbírka představuje Einsteina čtenářům z mhoha stránek - jednou popudivého, jindy laskavého, vřele vtipného i chladně odmítavého. Člověka, který byl zpočátku zmatený se slávy, kterou na něj svět naložil a který pak začal nenávidět lesk publicity. Vidíme také, jaké porodělal Einstein vývoj od prvího výroku sedmnáctiletého chlapce až k jeho posledním slovům, která pronesl ve svých sedmdesáti šesti letech.