Einstein: a life in science
To the modern world, Albert Einstein is the archetypal scientist. His name is synonymous with genius, his image is instantly recognized, and his life's work is universally acknowledged as the bedrock of contemporary physics. In this absorbing book by the authors of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Sc...
Gespeichert in:
| Hauptverfasser: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
| Veröffentlicht: |
New York, NY
Dutton
1994
|
| Ausgabe: | 1. Dutton print. |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Zusammenfassung: | To the modern world, Albert Einstein is the archetypal scientist. His name is synonymous with genius, his image is instantly recognized, and his life's work is universally acknowledged as the bedrock of contemporary physics. In this absorbing book by the authors of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, Einstein's life and work are recounted in an unprecedentedly accessible way. Although his most important work dates from 1905, the figure of Einstein still towers over the twentieth century. The one equation everyone knows is E=mc[superscript 2], but most of us could not explain what it means. The man to explain it is John Gribbin, a masterful science writer, who elucidates the special and general theories of relativity, as well as electromagnetism, space-time, and other mysteries. Along with lucid descriptions of Einstein's milestone contributions, Gribbin recounts his debates with fellow scientists and the failures that shadowed his later scientific life Einstein was also a political activist, violin player, and family man. The twists and turnings of his life, so closely linked to the turbulent history of the era, are nimbly charted by Michael White. The questions White tackles are personal ones: What became of Einstein's illegitimate child? Did his first wife, Mileva, contribute to the early, groundbreaking work? We learn of Einstein's possible schizophrenia early in life, his two marriages, his friendships with such figures as Franz Kafka and Bertrand Russell, and the search for security and sanctuary that led him from one country to another in Europe, and then from Nazi Germany to his tenure as a "scientific saint" in America White portrays Einstein as a man brimming with paradoxes - a pacifist who advocated the creation of an atomic weapons program, a man who hated regimentation but who was beguiled by the strict beauty of mathematics, an atheist and a dedicated Zionist, a figure revered by the world yet kept under surveillance by the FBI. Einstein is an example of biography at its best - a truly exceptional portrait of a man who was not only an intellectual giant but who also possessed an instinctive morality that demanded he try his utmost to make the world a better place |
| Beschreibung: | VIII, 279 S. |
| ISBN: | 0525937501 |
Internformat
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000 c 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV009784466 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 007 | t | ||
| 008 | 940831s1994 |||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 0525937501 |9 0-525-93750-1 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)29429850 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV009784466 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rakddb | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 049 | |a DE-12 | ||
| 050 | 0 | |a QC16.E5 | |
| 082 | 0 | |a 530/.092 |2 20 | |
| 084 | |a UB 3152 |0 (DE-625)145455:13616 |2 rvk | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a White, Michael |e Verfasser |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Einstein |b a life in science |c Michael White and John Gribbin |
| 250 | |a 1. Dutton print. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY |b Dutton |c 1994 | |
| 300 | |a VIII, 279 S. | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | 3 | |a To the modern world, Albert Einstein is the archetypal scientist. His name is synonymous with genius, his image is instantly recognized, and his life's work is universally acknowledged as the bedrock of contemporary physics. In this absorbing book by the authors of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, Einstein's life and work are recounted in an unprecedentedly accessible way. Although his most important work dates from 1905, the figure of Einstein still towers over the twentieth century. The one equation everyone knows is E=mc[superscript 2], but most of us could not explain what it means. The man to explain it is John Gribbin, a masterful science writer, who elucidates the special and general theories of relativity, as well as electromagnetism, space-time, and other mysteries. Along with lucid descriptions of Einstein's milestone contributions, Gribbin recounts his debates with fellow scientists and the failures that shadowed his later scientific life | |
| 520 | 3 | |a Einstein was also a political activist, violin player, and family man. The twists and turnings of his life, so closely linked to the turbulent history of the era, are nimbly charted by Michael White. The questions White tackles are personal ones: What became of Einstein's illegitimate child? Did his first wife, Mileva, contribute to the early, groundbreaking work? We learn of Einstein's possible schizophrenia early in life, his two marriages, his friendships with such figures as Franz Kafka and Bertrand Russell, and the search for security and sanctuary that led him from one country to another in Europe, and then from Nazi Germany to his tenure as a "scientific saint" in America | |
| 520 | 3 | |a White portrays Einstein as a man brimming with paradoxes - a pacifist who advocated the creation of an atomic weapons program, a man who hated regimentation but who was beguiled by the strict beauty of mathematics, an atheist and a dedicated Zionist, a figure revered by the world yet kept under surveillance by the FBI. Einstein is an example of biography at its best - a truly exceptional portrait of a man who was not only an intellectual giant but who also possessed an instinctive morality that demanded he try his utmost to make the world a better place | |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Einstein, Albert <1879-1955> |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Einstein, Albert |d 1879-1955 |0 (DE-588)118529579 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 650 | 4 | |a Physicists |v Biography | |
| 655 | 7 | |0 (DE-588)4006804-3 |a Biografie |2 gnd-content | |
| 689 | 0 | 0 | |a Einstein, Albert |d 1879-1955 |0 (DE-588)118529579 |D p |
| 689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Gribbin, John |d 1946- |e Verfasser |0 (DE-588)120299569 |4 aut | |
| 943 | 1 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-006472567 | |
Datensatz im Suchindex
| _version_ | 1813177739376590848 |
|---|---|
| adam_text | |
| any_adam_object | |
| author | White, Michael Gribbin, John 1946- |
| author_GND | (DE-588)120299569 |
| author_facet | White, Michael Gribbin, John 1946- |
| author_role | aut aut |
| author_sort | White, Michael |
| author_variant | m w mw j g jg |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV009784466 |
| callnumber-first | Q - Science |
| callnumber-label | QC16 |
| callnumber-raw | QC16.E5 |
| callnumber-search | QC16.E5 |
| callnumber-sort | QC 216 E5 |
| callnumber-subject | QC - Physics |
| classification_rvk | UB 3152 |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)29429850 (DE-599)BVBBV009784466 |
| dewey-full | 530/.092 |
| dewey-hundreds | 500 - Natural sciences and mathematics |
| dewey-ones | 530 - Physics |
| dewey-raw | 530/.092 |
| dewey-search | 530/.092 |
| dewey-sort | 3530 292 |
| dewey-tens | 530 - Physics |
| discipline | Physik |
| edition | 1. Dutton print. |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>00000nam a2200000 c 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV009784466</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">940831s1994 |||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0525937501</subfield><subfield code="9">0-525-93750-1</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)29429850</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV009784466</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rakddb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-12</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">QC16.E5</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">530/.092</subfield><subfield code="2">20</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">UB 3152</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-625)145455:13616</subfield><subfield code="2">rvk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">White, Michael</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Einstein</subfield><subfield code="b">a life in science</subfield><subfield code="c">Michael White and John Gribbin</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="250" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1. Dutton print.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">New York, NY</subfield><subfield code="b">Dutton</subfield><subfield code="c">1994</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">VIII, 279 S.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1="3" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">To the modern world, Albert Einstein is the archetypal scientist. His name is synonymous with genius, his image is instantly recognized, and his life's work is universally acknowledged as the bedrock of contemporary physics. In this absorbing book by the authors of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, Einstein's life and work are recounted in an unprecedentedly accessible way. Although his most important work dates from 1905, the figure of Einstein still towers over the twentieth century. The one equation everyone knows is E=mc[superscript 2], but most of us could not explain what it means. The man to explain it is John Gribbin, a masterful science writer, who elucidates the special and general theories of relativity, as well as electromagnetism, space-time, and other mysteries. Along with lucid descriptions of Einstein's milestone contributions, Gribbin recounts his debates with fellow scientists and the failures that shadowed his later scientific life</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1="3" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Einstein was also a political activist, violin player, and family man. The twists and turnings of his life, so closely linked to the turbulent history of the era, are nimbly charted by Michael White. The questions White tackles are personal ones: What became of Einstein's illegitimate child? Did his first wife, Mileva, contribute to the early, groundbreaking work? We learn of Einstein's possible schizophrenia early in life, his two marriages, his friendships with such figures as Franz Kafka and Bertrand Russell, and the search for security and sanctuary that led him from one country to another in Europe, and then from Nazi Germany to his tenure as a "scientific saint" in America</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1="3" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">White portrays Einstein as a man brimming with paradoxes - a pacifist who advocated the creation of an atomic weapons program, a man who hated regimentation but who was beguiled by the strict beauty of mathematics, an atheist and a dedicated Zionist, a figure revered by the world yet kept under surveillance by the FBI. Einstein is an example of biography at its best - a truly exceptional portrait of a man who was not only an intellectual giant but who also possessed an instinctive morality that demanded he try his utmost to make the world a better place</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Einstein, Albert <1879-1955></subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Einstein, Albert</subfield><subfield code="d">1879-1955</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)118529579</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Physicists</subfield><subfield code="v">Biography</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4006804-3</subfield><subfield code="a">Biografie</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd-content</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Einstein, Albert</subfield><subfield code="d">1879-1955</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)118529579</subfield><subfield code="D">p</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Gribbin, John</subfield><subfield code="d">1946-</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)120299569</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="943" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-006472567</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| genre | (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content |
| genre_facet | Biografie |
| id | DE-604.BV009784466 |
| illustrated | Not Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2024-10-17T16:04:00Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 0525937501 |
| language | English |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-006472567 |
| oclc_num | 29429850 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-12 |
| owner_facet | DE-12 |
| physical | VIII, 279 S. |
| publishDate | 1994 |
| publishDateSearch | 1994 |
| publishDateSort | 1994 |
| publisher | Dutton |
| record_format | marc |
| spelling | White, Michael Verfasser aut Einstein a life in science Michael White and John Gribbin 1. Dutton print. New York, NY Dutton 1994 VIII, 279 S. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier To the modern world, Albert Einstein is the archetypal scientist. His name is synonymous with genius, his image is instantly recognized, and his life's work is universally acknowledged as the bedrock of contemporary physics. In this absorbing book by the authors of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, Einstein's life and work are recounted in an unprecedentedly accessible way. Although his most important work dates from 1905, the figure of Einstein still towers over the twentieth century. The one equation everyone knows is E=mc[superscript 2], but most of us could not explain what it means. The man to explain it is John Gribbin, a masterful science writer, who elucidates the special and general theories of relativity, as well as electromagnetism, space-time, and other mysteries. Along with lucid descriptions of Einstein's milestone contributions, Gribbin recounts his debates with fellow scientists and the failures that shadowed his later scientific life Einstein was also a political activist, violin player, and family man. The twists and turnings of his life, so closely linked to the turbulent history of the era, are nimbly charted by Michael White. The questions White tackles are personal ones: What became of Einstein's illegitimate child? Did his first wife, Mileva, contribute to the early, groundbreaking work? We learn of Einstein's possible schizophrenia early in life, his two marriages, his friendships with such figures as Franz Kafka and Bertrand Russell, and the search for security and sanctuary that led him from one country to another in Europe, and then from Nazi Germany to his tenure as a "scientific saint" in America White portrays Einstein as a man brimming with paradoxes - a pacifist who advocated the creation of an atomic weapons program, a man who hated regimentation but who was beguiled by the strict beauty of mathematics, an atheist and a dedicated Zionist, a figure revered by the world yet kept under surveillance by the FBI. Einstein is an example of biography at its best - a truly exceptional portrait of a man who was not only an intellectual giant but who also possessed an instinctive morality that demanded he try his utmost to make the world a better place Einstein, Albert <1879-1955> Einstein, Albert 1879-1955 (DE-588)118529579 gnd rswk-swf Physicists Biography (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Einstein, Albert 1879-1955 (DE-588)118529579 p DE-604 Gribbin, John 1946- Verfasser (DE-588)120299569 aut |
| spellingShingle | White, Michael Gribbin, John 1946- Einstein a life in science Einstein, Albert <1879-1955> Einstein, Albert 1879-1955 (DE-588)118529579 gnd Physicists Biography |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)118529579 (DE-588)4006804-3 |
| title | Einstein a life in science |
| title_auth | Einstein a life in science |
| title_exact_search | Einstein a life in science |
| title_full | Einstein a life in science Michael White and John Gribbin |
| title_fullStr | Einstein a life in science Michael White and John Gribbin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Einstein a life in science Michael White and John Gribbin |
| title_short | Einstein |
| title_sort | einstein a life in science |
| title_sub | a life in science |
| topic | Einstein, Albert <1879-1955> Einstein, Albert 1879-1955 (DE-588)118529579 gnd Physicists Biography |
| topic_facet | Einstein, Albert <1879-1955> Einstein, Albert 1879-1955 Physicists Biography Biografie |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT whitemichael einsteinalifeinscience AT gribbinjohn einsteinalifeinscience |