Subtle Is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein - Softcover
2005 has been designated "World Year of Physics" to celebrate the publication of Einstein's Theory of Relativity one hundred years ago. In commemoration of this landmark anniversary, Oxford University Press brings Abraham Pais' major work on Einstein's life and work to a whole new generation of readers.
Since the death of Albert Einstein in 1955 there have been many books and articles written about the man and a number of attempts to "explain" relativity. Throughout the preparation of this book, Pais has had complete access to the Einstein Archives and the invaluable guidance of the late Helen Dukas--formerly Einstein's private secretary
Written with Pais' intimate and incomparable knowledge of Einstein, Subtle is the Lord will delight and inspire anyone fascinated by the man whose revolutionary ideas have defined modern physics.
Since the death of Albert Einstein in 1955 there have been many books and articles written about the man and a number of attempts to "explain" relativity. Throughout the preparation of this book, Pais has had complete access to the Einstein Archives and the invaluable guidance of the late Helen Dukas--formerly Einstein's private secretary
Written with Pais' intimate and incomparable knowledge of Einstein, Subtle is the Lord will delight and inspire anyone fascinated by the man whose revolutionary ideas have defined modern physics.
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The late Abraham Pais ws Detlev W. Bronk Professor at the Rockefeller University and winner of the J.R. Oppenheimer Memorial Prize for 1979.
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The late Abraham Pais ws Detlev W. Bronk Professor at the Rockefeller University and winner of the J.R. Oppenheimer Memorial Prize for 1979.
Review from previous edition `A really superb biography of Einstein and all his work. Here, surely, is the biography that Einstein would have wanted. .' Roger Penrose, Times Higher Education Supplement
`The definitive life of Einstein.' Brian Pippard, Times Literary Supplement
`A coherent account of almost everything of scientific significance that Einstein did...Unique and indispensable.' Science
`By far the most important study of both the man and the scientist.' Paul Davies, New Scientist
`An outstanding biography of Albert Einstein that one finds oneself reading with sheer pleasure.' Physics Today
`A sympathetic but clear-eyed view of his life and work...examined mainly in his own plentiful papers, supplemented by a remarkably wide list of unusual sources...a fine book.' Scientific Amrican
`'the best biography of Einstein''
Jim Holt, Wall Street Journal
`The definitive life of Einstein.' Brian Pippard, Times Literary Supplement
`A coherent account of almost everything of scientific significance that Einstein did...Unique and indispensable.' Science
`By far the most important study of both the man and the scientist.' Paul Davies, New Scientist
`An outstanding biography of Albert Einstein that one finds oneself reading with sheer pleasure.' Physics Today
`A sympathetic but clear-eyed view of his life and work...examined mainly in his own plentiful papers, supplemented by a remarkably wide list of unusual sources...a fine book.' Scientific Amrican
`'the best biography of Einstein''
Jim Holt, Wall Street Journal
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