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Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist - Volume II
Schilpp, Paul Arthur [Editor]; Einstein, Albert [Contributort]; Northrop, F. S. C. [Contributor];
Published by Harper Torchbooks, 1959
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Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist - Volume II
Schilpp, Paul Arthur [Editor]; Einstein, Albert [Contributort]; Northrop, F. S. C. [Contributor];
Published by Harper Torchbooks, 1959
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paperback. Condition: Good. volume II Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist, Volume II
Schilpp, Paul Arthur [Editor]; Einstein, Albert [Contributort]; Northrop, F. S. C. [Contributor];
Language: English
Published by Harper Torchbooks, 1959
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Volume 2 only. Very good paperback copy, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Harper Torchbooks, 1959. Spine has crease but sewn binding remains very strong. Light sunning to spine. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Published by Harper & Brothers; Harper Torchbooks, 1959
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Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist, Volume 1
Einstein, Albert (Subject); Schilpp, Paul Arthur (Edited by)
Published by Harper & Row, 1959
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Used Book.
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Published by Tudor, 1951., 1951
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hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. ACCEPTABLE - May have damage to cover and binding but integrity still intact GOOD - Dust jacket for hardcovers may not be included GOOD - Moderate corner dings and/or curled corners GOOD - Pages may include limited pencilmarkings, writing, notes and/or highlighting GOOD - Yellowing and/or discol…oration of pages is minor LIKE NEW / VERY GOOD - No missing or damaged pages All items shipped Monday - Friday, fast shipping! Proceeds support the Sierra Vista Public Library.
Language: English
Published by Modern Library, 1994
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Published by Harper & Brothers, 1959
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Albert Einstein Philosopher-Scientist **2 VOLUME COMPLETE SET FIRST PRINTING 1959 IN NEAR FINE CONDITION!** Gorgeous 2 volume set. First Edition, first printing 1959. Both books are in NEAR FINE condition with blemishes from removed price sticker.
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Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnWritten by the man considered the Person of the Century by Time magazine, this is not a glimpse into Einstein s personal life, but an extension and elaboration into his thinking on science. Two of the great theories of the .
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist (Contains Einstein's 'Autobiographical Notes [In English And German]', A Series Of Essays On His Work By Physicists, Mathematicians, And Philosophers, And Einstein's 'Remarks' Concerning These Essays' ). Third Ediiton, 1969, Corrected For Errors, Updated Bibliography.
Einstein, Albert, Edited By Paul Arthur Schilpp, Articles By Arnold Sommerfeld, Louis De Broglie, Ilse Rosenthal-Schneider, Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Walter Heitler, Niels Bohr, H. Margenau, Philipp G. Frank, Hans Reichenbach, H. P. Robertson, P. W. Bridgman, Victor F. Lenzen, Filmer S. C. Northrop, E. A. Milne, Georges Edward Lemaitre, Karl Menger, Leopold Infeld, Max Von Laue, Herbert Dingle, Kurt Godel, Gaston Bachelard, Aloys Wenzel, Andrew Paul Ushenko, Virgil Hinshaw Jr; Bibliography By Margaret C. Shields
Language: English
Published by The Library Of Living Philosophers / Open Court / Cambridge University Press, New York ./ La Salle, Ilk / Cambridge Uk, 1969
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Xviii, 781 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Stated Third Edition, Newly Corrected And With Updated Bibliography. Includes Einstein's Autobiography, With Text In Both German And English; Major Essays On Einstein; And An Important Discussion With Niels Bohr. Cove…rs Near Fine, Gilt Bright, No Marks, Small Browned Area On Front Free Endpaper From A Loose Clipping About Einstein's Bequests. Dj Clean And Bright, Light Chipping And Small Tears At Edges, No Loss Of Lettering Or Design.
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist (Contains Einstein's 'Autobiographical Notes [In English And German]', A Series Of Essays On His Work By Physicists, Mathematicians, And Philosophers, And Einstein's 'Remarks' Concerning These Essays' ). Second Edition, With Updated Bibliography (1951)
Einstein, Albert, Edited By Paul Arthur Schilpp, Articles By Arnold Sommerfeld, Louis De Broglie, Ilse Rosenthal-Schneider, Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Walter Heitler, Niels Bohr, H. Margenau, Philipp G. Frank, Hans Reichenbach, H. P. Robertson, P. W. Bridgman, Victor F. Lenzen, Filmer S. C. Northrop, E. A. Milne, Georges Edward Lemaitre, Karl Menger, Leopold Infeld, Max Von Laue, Herbert Dingle, Kurt Godel, Gaston Bachelard, Aloys Wenzel, Andrew Paul Ushenko, Virgil Hinshaw Jr; Bibliography By Margaret C. Shields
Language: English
Published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1951
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good DJ. 2nd Edition. Xvi, 781 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Second Edition, With Bibliography Brought Up To 1951. Contains Einstein's Autobiography, With Text In Both German And English; And Major Essays On Einstein, Including An Important Discussion With Niels Bohr. Book Is…Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant, Hinges Tight, Touch Of Rubbing At Corners, Bookplate Of Philosophy Professor David R. Luce And His Name Stamps On Rear Endpapers. Dj With Light Usage, A Small Tape Reinforcement To Inside Of Dj At Spine With No Visible Trace On Outside, A Few Small Edge Tears And Chips, Fading To Spine Panel.
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist (Contains Einstein's 'Autobiographical Notes [In English And German]', A Series Of Essays On His Work By Physicists, Mathematicians, And Philosophers, And Einstein's 'Remarks' Concerning These Essays' ).
Einstein, Albert, Edited By Paul Arthur Schilpp, Articles By Arnold Sommerfeld, Louis De Broglie, Ilse Rosenthal-Schneider, Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Walter Heitler, Niels Bohr, H. Margenau, Philipp G. Frank, Hans Reichenbach, H. P. Robertson, P. W. Bridgman, Victor F. Lenzen, Filmer S. C. Northrop, E. A. Milne, Georges Edward Lemaitre, Karl Menger, Leopold Infeld, Max Von Laue, Herbert Dingle, Kurt Godel, Gaston Bachelard, Aloys Wenzel, Andrew Paul Ushenko, Virgil Hinshaw Jr; Bibliography By Margaret C. Shields
Language: English
Published by The Library Of Living Philosophers, New York, 1949
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- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Xvi, 781 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Stated First Edition. First Printing Of Einstein's Autobiography, With Text In Both German And English; First Publication Of Major Essays On Einstein, And An Important Discussion With Niels Bohr. Book Is Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant, Lightly Use…d. Short Owner's Last Name On Front Pastedown. Light Browning To Endpapers, As Usual. Small Dampstain At Bottom Of Text Block Adjacent To Spine.
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist (Contains Einstein's 'Autobiographical Notes [In English And German]', A Series Of Essays On His Work By Physicists, Mathematicians, And Philosophers, And Einstein's 'Remarks' Concerning These Essays' ).
Einstein, Albert, Edited By Paul Arthur Schilpp, Articles By Arnold Sommerfeld, Louis De Broglie, Ilse Rosenthal-Schneider, Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Walter Heitler, Niels Bohr, H. Margenau, Philipp G. Frank, Hans Reichenbach, H. P. Robertson, P. W. Bridgman, Victor F. Lenzen, Filmer S. C. Northrop, E. A. Milne, Georges Edward Lemaitre, Karl Menger, Leopold Infeld, Max Von Laue, Herbert Dingle, Kurt Godel, Gaston Bachelard, Aloys Wenzel, Andrew Paul Ushenko, Virgil Hinshaw Jr; Bibliography By Margaret C. Shields
Language: English
Published by The Library Of Living Philosophers, New York, 1949
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Xvi, 781 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Stated First Edition. First Printing Of Einstein's Autobiography, With Text In Both German And English; First Publication Of Major Essays On Einstein, And An Important Discussion With Niels Bohr. Book Is Near Fine, Gilt Bril…liant, Lightly Used, Previous Owner's Name Under Front Flap. Dust Jacket Priced $8.50, Very Worn, Interior And Exterior Clear Tape Reinforcement Along Front Spine Edge, Entirely Separated Along Rear Spine Edge, Small Chips And Tears, With Chipping Removing Part Of Einstein's First Name And Most Of Volume Number On Spine, No Other Losses Of Lettering.
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist (Contains Einstein's 'Autobiographical Notes [In English And German]', A Series Of Essays On His Work By Physicists, Mathematicians, And Philosophers, And Einstein's 'Remarks' Concerning These Essays' ). Second Edition, With Updated Bibliography (1951)
Einstein, Albert, Edited By Paul Arthur Schilpp, Articles By Arnold Sommerfeld, Louis De Broglie, Ilse Rosenthal-Schneider, Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Walter Heitler, Niels Bohr, H. Margenau, Philipp G. Frank, Hans Reichenbach, H. P. Robertson, P. W. Bridgman, Victor F. Lenzen, Filmer S. C. Northrop, E. A. Milne, Georges Edward Lemaitre, Karl Menger, Leopold Infeld, Max Von Laue, Herbert Dingle, Kurt Godel, Gaston Bachelard, Aloys Wenzel, Andrew Paul Ushenko, Virgil Hinshaw Jr; Bibliography By Margaret C. Shields
Language: English
Published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1951
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good DJ. 2nd Edition. Xvi, 781 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Second Edition, With Bibliography Brought Up To 1951. Contains Einstein's Autobiography, With Text In Both German And English; And Major Essays On Einstein, Including An Important Discussion With Niels Bohr. Book Is…Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant, Hinges Tight, Touch Of Rubbing At Corners, No Marks Or Bookplates. Dj With Light Usage, Bright And Clean.
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist (Contains First Printing Of Einstein's 'Autobiographical Notes [In English And German]', A Series Of Essays On His Work By Physicists, Mathematicians, And Philosophers, And Einstein's 'Remarks' Concerning These Essays' ).
Einstein, Albert, Edited By Paul Arthur Schilpp, Articles By Arnold Sommerfeld, Louis De Broglie, Ilse Rosenthal-Schneider, Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Walter Heitler, Niels Bohr, H. Margenau, Philipp G. Frank, Hans Reichenbach, H. P. Robertson, P. W. Bridgman, Victor F. Lenzen, Filmer S. C. Northrop, E. A. Milne, Georges Edward Lemaitre, Karl Menger, Leopold Infeld, Max Von Laue, Herbert Dingle, Kurt Godel, Gaston Bachelard, Aloys Wenzel, Andrew Paul Ushenko, Virgil Hinshaw Jr; Bibliography By Margaret C. Shields
Language: English
Published by The Library Of Living Philosophers, New York, 1949
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xvi, 781 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Stated First Edition. First Printing Of Einstein's Autobiography, With Text In Both German And English; First Publication Of Major Essays On Einstein, And An Important Discussion With Niels Bohr. Near Fine Book, Gilt Br…ight, No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $8.50, Wear, Browning, Minute Losses At Edges, Dust To Rear Panel.
Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist (Contains First Printing Of Einstein's 'Autobiographical Notes [In English And German]', A Series Of Essays On His Work By Physicists, Mathematicians, And Philosophers, And Einstein's 'Remarks' Concerning These Essays' ).
Einstein, Albert, Edited By Paul Arthur Schilpp, Articles By Arnold Sommerfeld, Louis De Broglie, Ilse Rosenthal-Schneider, Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Walter Heitler, Niels Bohr, H. Margenau, Philipp G. Frank, Hans Reichenbach, H. P. Robertson, P. W. Bridgman, Victor F. Lenzen, Filmer S. C. Northrop, E. A. Milne, Georges Edward Lemaitre, Karl Menger, Leopold Infeld, Max Von Laue, Herbert Dingle, Kurt Godel, Gaston Bachelard, Aloys Wenzel, Andrew Paul Ushenko, Virgil Hinshaw Jr; Bibliography By Margaret C. Shields
Language: English
Published by The Library Of Living Philosophers, New York, 1949
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Xvi, 781 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Stated First Edition. First Printing Of Einstein's Autobiography, With Text In Both German And English; First Publication Of Major Essays On Einstein, And An Important Discussion With Niels Bohr. Book Is Near Fine, Gilt… Brilliant, Lightly Used, No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $8.50, Very Slight Wear, 1/2" Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Flap Fold.
Published by Library of Living Philosophers, [1949, Book Date], Evanston, Ill, 1949
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No Binding. Condition: Clamshell As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Albert Einstein. ALBERT EINSTEIN: PHILOSOPHER-SCIENTIST. Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp. Evanston, Ill.: Library of Living Philosophers, 1949. First Trade Edition. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshe…ll [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each case features, a gilt stamped spine title piece & signature cut on the upper cover, both on maroon leather. The clamshell case is finished in fine black cloth & black Nuba®. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. An excellent Collector's Custom Case for this uncommon Einstein. Other Einstein Cases are readily available. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Book definitely NOT included. Custom Craft available.
Published by Library of Living Philosophers, Evanston, Ill, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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No Binding. Condition: Clamshell As New. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. No Binding. Albert Einstein. ALBERT EINSTEIN: PHILOSOPHER-SCIENTIST. Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp. Evanston, Ill.: Library of Living Philosophers, 1949. First Trade Edition. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conse…rvation team, each case features, a gilt stamped spine and stamped signature on black leather with cloth sides with black velour interior. An excellent Collector's Custom Case for this uncommon Einstein. Other Einstein Cases are readily available. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for OVER 100 generally in-stock titles. Book definitely NOT included. Custom Craft available.
More imagesPublished by The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc, Evanston, Illinois, 1949
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Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Large 8vo. [4], v-xvi, [1], 2-781, [3] pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine; brown topstain. Price of $8.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Einstein. Edited by Paul Arthur… Schilpp. Volume seven of the Library of Living Philosophers. Boni 512. Contains Einstein's autobiography, a bibliography of his work, twenty-five scholar's discussions of Einstein's work and achievements, with Einstein's replies to these various scholars. Includes essays by Bohr, Born, Reichenbach, Pauli, and the well-known essay by Godel in which he argues (based upon his solutions to the field equations of general relativity in 1949) that Parmenides was right in that change is an illusion based upon our conceptual framework and our sensory perceptions. A fascinating study of the scientist who so profoundly shaped the twentieth century. A small soil spot on the bottom textblock and two small dog-ears; jacket with a closed tear on its spine panel and light edge wear.
More imagesPublished by The Library of Living Philosophers, 1949
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- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition of Einstein's autobiography. Blue cloth. Bookplate to ffep. Glue darkening along hinges. Book is tight and square. Gilt unfaded. The clipped jacket shows wear along edges and shows general toning. ; The Library of Living Philosophers…; Vol. 7; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Library Of Living Philosophers, Evanston, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Thomas J. Joyce And Company
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Hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: no glassine. First, Limited edition. Octavo, publisher's green cloth, bevelled edges, in a custom-made clamshell cloth box with morocco spine labels Numbered copy 161 of only 760 numbered copies. Autographed: "Albert Einstein 49." Contains Einstein's own "Autobiographical Notes…(bi-lingual text, German & English)," and "Remarks to the Essays Appearing in this Collective Volume". Includes a Bibliography of Einstein's writings to 1949. At least 6 of the 25 contributors to this volume were awarded the Nobel Prize in Science. The contributors include Niels Bohr ("Discussion with Einstein on Epistemological Problems in Atomic Physics"), Kurt Godel, F.S.C. Northrop, Wolfgang Pauli etc. Illustrated with Yousuf Karsh's frontispiece portrait of Einstein, photos, facsimiles. [ Boni, BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST, 512]. Karsh frontis, photos, facs (illustrator).
Published by The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc., Evanston, 1949
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Contact seller5-star sellerFinely bound edition of Einstein's singular autobiography. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece of Einstein by Yousuf Karsh. Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp. In near fine condition. Written by the man considered the "Person of the Century" by Time magazine, this is not a glimpse into Ei…nstein's personal life, but an extension and elaboration into his thinking on science. Two of the great theories of the physical world were created in the early 20th century: the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. Einstein created the theory of relativity and was also one of the founders of quantum theory. Here, Einstein describes the failure of classical mechanics and the rise of the electromagnetic field, the theory of relativity, and of the quanta. "The greatest physicist of the 20th century" (PMM 408).
More imagesPublished by Evanston: Library of Living Philosophers,, 1949
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- First Edition
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Seller: 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop, Stevenson, MD, U.S.A.19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Original brown cloth, top edge gilt, publisher's slipcase. Very fine, with the fragile slipcase in excellent condition. A superb copy. FIRST EDITION. One of 760 numbered copies signed and dated by Einstein. This important volume contains Einstein's autobiography, specially written for the… book, a bibliography of his works, twenty-five scientists' discussions of Einstein's work and achievements, with Einstein's replies. Contributors of essays include Niels Bohr, Max Born, Wolfgang Pauli, and Kurt Godel. I. I. Rabi's review in Science hailed this as a "most important and significant volume. It is most difficult to get scientists to write simply and clearly about the fundamentals of their science and the leading philosophical ideas that guide them. In this book there is played out a great scientific drama of the last two decades. The book starts with an intellectual autobiography by Einstein himself. He satirically calls it his obituary. I know of no other to compare with it. Neither Newton nor Maxwell nor any of the other great giants of physics had his Schilpp [the editor] to catalyze such an effort. After reading Einstein's article one realizes the great loss this is to scientific culture" (Science, 21 April 1950). This is an especially fine signed copy of an important book in the Einstein canon. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesAlbert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist. SIGNED BY ALBERT EINSTEIN TO JOHN KEMENY.
SCHILPP, Paul Arthur (ed.) [EINSTEIN, Albert] [KEMENY, John]
Published by Evanston: Library of Living Philosophers, 1949., 1949
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- First Edition
- Signed
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Frontispiece, xvi, 781 pp; 8 figs. Original blue cloth. There is creasing of some pages in the margins. Good, in dust jacket. The dust jacket is quite worn (see photos). First Edition. SIGNED BY ALBERT EINSTEIN TO JOHN KEMENY: "Meinem lieben Kemeny/ A. Einstein…50". "In 1943, Kemeny entered Princeton University where he studied mathematics and philosophy, but he took a year off during his studies to work on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where his boss was Richard Feynman. He also worked there with John von Neumann. Returning to Princeton, Kemeny graduated with an A.B. in mathematics in 1946 after completing a senior thesis, titled 'Equivalent logical systems', under the supervision of Alonzo Church. He then remained at Princeton to pursue graduate studies and received a Ph.D. in mathematics in 1949 after completing a doctoral dissertation, titled 'Type-theory vs. set-theory', also under the supervision of Alonzo Church. He worked as Albert Einstein's mathematical assistant during graduate school" (Wikipedia article on John Kemeny). "At age 22, a year before he earned his Ph.D., Kemeny became Albert Einstein's mathematical assistant. I once asked him why Dr. Einstein, of all people, needed a mathematician. With that gentle, mustached smile, John said, 'Einstein wasn't very good at math' (Campion, "True Basic. A Sketch of John Kemeny for the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine"; a .pdf of this article can be found online). "People would ask did you know enough physics to help Einstein? My standard line was: Einstein did not need help in physics. But contrary to popular belief, Einstein did need help in mathematics. By which I do not mean that he wasn't good at mathematics. He was very good at it, but he was not an up-to-date research level mathematician. His assistants were mathematicians for two reasons. First of all, in just ordinary calculations, anybody makes mistakes. There were many long calculations, deriving one formula from another to solve a differential equation. They go on forever. Any number of times we got the wrong answer. Sometimes one of us got the wrong answer, sometimes the other. The calculations were long enough that if you got the same answer at the end, you were confident. So he needed an assistant for that, and, frankly, I was more up-to-date in mathematics than he was" (ask me for the source of this quote and I will tell you). A biography of John Kemeny was published in 2019: John G. Kemeny and Dartmouth College: The Man, the Times, and the College Presidency by Stephen Nelson. The book incorporates material from Kemeny's unpublished autobiography and includes a couple pages on how Kemeny became Einstein's mathematical assistant and their interaction when he was. NOTE: I am offering the trade edition of Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist. There was also a limited and signed edition published in 1949 of 760 copies. Given the celebrity of Einstein, copies of the limited and signed edition always seem to be available (as I write this, six such copies are for sale online). They are nicely done, with the top edge gilt, and with a slipcase, so they are more sumptuous than the trade edition, and with the limited and signed edition of this book, you know you have a genuine Einstein signature. BUT: There is nothing personal about these copies (in rare instances Einstein did add a personal inscription to a limited and signed copy). So aside from differences in condition, these 760 copies are identical (unless you think a copy with a lower number is better than one with a higher number). The copy of the trade edition I am offering is in a very different category, because it was inscribed, and given personally, by Einstein to the recipient. And the recipient was someone who mattered to him. John Kemeny was a graduate student at Princeton when he became Einstein's mathematical assistant. This copy was Einstein's gift to "my dear Kemeny". The fact that John Kemeny went on to fame. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesAlbert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist. The Library of Living Philosophers Volume VII
Einstein, Albert; Paul Arthur Schilpp [Editor & Introduction]
Published by The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc, Evanston, Illinois, 1949
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Condition: Near Fine. Signed Limited First Edition. First edition. Number 508 of a limited 760 copies, signed and dated by Albert Einstein. 777 pp. Bound in publisher's brown leatherette stamped in gilt; top edge gilt; lacking the glassine dust jacket and slipcase. Text in English and German. Near Fine with very faint tidemark t…o edge of half-title, frontisportrait and title page. A collection of critical essays devoted to the theoretical physicist by twenty-five eminent scholars and scientists, with Einstein's remarks. Published on Einstein's 70th birthday, the work has contributions by noted contemporaries such as Max Born, Kurt Godel, and Wolfgang Pauli. Signed.
More imagesPublished by Evanston, Illinois: The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc., 1949, 1949
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First edition, signed limited issue, number 555 of 760 copies signed and dated by Einstein. The book and slipcase are in fine condition, and they are housed in the elusive original cardboard packaging, which is numbered to match the limitation. This is the first copy that we have handled in its original packaging. Issued on his…70th birthday, this handsomely produced volume includes the first appearance in print of Einstein's autobiography, specially written for the book and itself an important scientific contribution. In addition to the autobiographical notes, in which Einstein famously describes the awakening of his scientific curiosity when shown a compass as a child, the book presents a series of essays on Einstein's work and achievements by 25 of his contemporaries, including Niels Bohr, Max Born, Kurt Gödel, and Wolfgang Pauli. Several of these have become seminal papers in their own right: "Bohr's account of his discussion with Einstein has been called 'one of the great masterpieces of modern scientific reporting'" (Jammer, p. 136) and Gödel's "appears to be the only published piece by [him] that deals with philosophical issues not directly concerned with mathematics" (Feferman, p. 199). A bibliography of Einstein's writings is also included. This copy is accompanied by correspondence between a former owner, George Pratt of Portland, Oregon, and the Open Court Publishing Company, who issued the Library of Living Philosophers series from 1959 onwards. Pratt's name is written in ink on the cardboard packaging. Primarily dated between 1974 and 1975, the typed letters (mostly supplied in photocopy) detail Pratt's successful verification of Einstein's signature. They include testimony from R. F. Gehner, a representative of the George Banta Publishing Company (printer of the series), in which Gehner recounts personally delivering 760 copies of Philosopher-Scientist to Einstein and observing him sign them. A portion of the original glassine jacket is also present in the envelope. Weil Appendix, p. 41. Solomon Feferman, introductory note to Gödel's Collected Works, vol. 2, 1990; Max Jammer, The Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, 1974. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece after Yousuf Karsh and plate (facsimile of Einstein's handwriting and portrait in his studio with the editor). Original brown morocco-grain cloth over bevelled boards, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, gilt facsimile of Einstein's signature to front board, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With original brown card slipcase and the original cardboard packaging, the latter annotated "no. 555". Housed in a brown quarter morocco solander box by the Chelsea Bindery. All in fine condition.
More imagesPublished by The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc, Evanston, IL, 1949
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Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition, trade issue. xvi, 781 pp. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with gilt spine lettering. Fine with offsetting to endpapers, in a Fine dust jacket, unfaded and unworn. A very sharp copy of a collectible volume all about the famous theoretical physicist.
More imagesPublished by The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc, Evanston, IL, 1949
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Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original dark blue cloth stamped in gilt. Near Fine with toning to pages, offsetting to endsheets, former owner name to front free endpaper and small sticker ghost to front paste down. In a Very Good dust ja…cket with fraying and chip at bottom spine end and short closed tear at head, light edge wear, toning, and soiling to rear panel.
