'Subtle is the Lord.': The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein

Abraham Pais

ISBN 10: 0192851381 / ISBN 13: 9780192851383

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1983

About this Item

Oxford University Press, November 1983. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / full number line. Very Good+. Tanned, but unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light reading wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xvi + 552 pages. The author and Einstein were friends and correspondents for the last nine years of Einstein's life. This definitive account of the life and work of the 20th century's most famous scientist draws on a wealth of previously unpublished papers and personal recollections to fill many gaps about what we know of Einstein's life. It deals with Einstein's interest in philosophy, his concern with Jewish destiny, and his opinions of great figures from Newton to Freud. Also depicts the state of physics at the turn of the century and how Einstein transformed the field.

Seller Inventory # RWARE0000000431

Bibliographic Details

• Title: 'Subtle is the Lord.': The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192851381
• ISBN 13: 9780192851383
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Illustrator: Illus. With Photos
• Edition: First Paperback Printing
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good+

About this title

Synopsis

Abraham Pais and Albert Einstein were friends and correspondents for the last nine years of Einstein's life. This definitive account of the life and work of the 20th century's most famous scientist draws on a wealth of previously unpublished papers and personal recollections.

About the Author

The late Abraham Pais ws Detlev W. Bronk Professor at the Rockefeller University and winner of the J.R. Oppenheimer Memorial Prize for 1979.