An Einstein Encyclopedia
Einstein Encyclopedia
1st Edition
Published on 27. October 2015
376 pages
978-1-4008-7336-4 (ISBN)
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English
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Princeton
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De Gruyter
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Alice Calaprice is the author of several popular books on Einstein, including The Ultimate Quotable Einstein (Princeton). Daniel Kennefick is associate professor of physics at the University of Arkansas and an editor of the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Robert Schulmann, former director of the Einstein Papers Project and editor of the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, is coeditor of Einstein on Politics (Princeton).
Content
- Frontmatter, pg. i
- Contents, pg. vii
- Preface, pg. xiii
- Chronology, pg. xv
- Credo: "What I Believe", pg. xxi
- Vital Information: Certificates in Facsimile, pg. 3
- Birth Information, pg. 9
- Archives, pg. 10
- Awards, Honorary Degrees, and Honorary Memberships in Foreign Societies, pg. 13
- Career, pg. 17
- Citizenships and Immigration to the United States, pg. 22
- Domiciles, pg. 26
- Education and Schools Attended, pg. 28
- Einstein Papers Project (EPP) and The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein (CPAE), pg. 30
- Fame, pg. 37
- Family, pg. 44
- Friends, pg. 65
- Health, pg. 80
- Myths and Misconceptions, pg. 81
- Pastimes, pg. 89
- Romantic Interests: Actual, Probable, and Possible, pg. 98
- Secretaries, pg. 107
- Teachers, pg. 107
- Travels and Travel Diaries, pg. 109
- Death, pg. 122
- Annus Mirabilis, pg. 135
- Assistants, pg. 135
- Collaborators, pg. 138
- Colleagues, pg. 146
- Concepts, pg. 159
- Doctoral Dissertation, pg. 197
- Influential Scientific Forebears and Contemporaries, pg. 197
- Lectures, Major Scientific, pg. 200
- Nobel Prize, pg. 201
- Patents and Inventions, pg. 202
- Philosophy of Science (contributed by Thomas Ryckman, Stanford University), pg. 203
- Quantum Theory, pg. 205
- Relativity Theory, pg. 208
- Rivals, pg. 216
- Scientific Papers, pg. 219
- Scientific Sidelights, pg. 219
- Solvay Conferences, pg. 221
- Thought Experiments, pg. 222
- Unified Field Theory, pg. 224
- Civil and Human Rights, pg. 231
- Education: Einstein's Views, pg. 232
- Jewish Identity and Ties, pg. 234
- Organizational Ties, pg. 241
- Political Contexts, pg. 246
- Political Philosophy, pg. 263
- Religion, pg. 268
- Appendix A. Select Books and Documentaries, pg. 271
- Appendix B. Copyright, Licensing, and Permissions, pg. 281
- Appendix C. Select Annotated Bibliography, pg. 283
- References, pg. 327
- Index, pg. 333
