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  • The Essential Einstein: Scientific Writings

    by Albert Einstein ...
    The ultimate collection of Einstein’s scientific writings on everything from statistical mechanics to general relativityThe Essential Einstein: Scientific Writings presents Einstein’s most important physics papers, spanning his groundbreaking contributions to statistical mechanics, quantum theory, and relativity as well as his ambitious yet ultimately unrealized attempts at a general unified field ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • The Essential Einstein: Public Writings

    by Albert Einstein ...
    The ultimate collection of Einstein’s public writings on everything from religion and art to pacifism and the atomic bombThe Essential Einstein: Public Writings presents a rich selection of Einstein’s humanistic writings drawn from a diverse array of materials he sanctioned for publication during his lifetime. Distinct from previous collections, this incisive book presents previously excerpted ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Einstein Was Right

    The Science and History of Gravitational Waves

    by Alessandra Buonanno, Harry Collins, Don Howard, Tilman Sauer, Barry C. Barish, Daniel Kennefick, Jürgen Renn, Kip S. Thorne, Diana Kormos Buchwald ...
    An authoritative interdisciplinary account of the historic discovery of gravitational wavesIn 1915, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime caused by the movement of large masses—as part of the theory of general relativity. A century later, researchers with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) confirmed Einstein's ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Thinking About Space and Time

    100 Years of Applying and Interpreting General Relativity

    Edited by Claus Beisbart, Tilman Sauer, Christian Wüthrich ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This volume offers an integrated understanding of how the theory of general relativity gained momentum after Einstein had formulated it in 1915. Chapters focus on the early reception of the theory in physics and philosophy and on the systematic questions that emerged shortly after Einstein's momentous discovery. They are written by physicists, historians of science, and philosophers, and were ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • The Philosophy of Historical Case Studies

    Edited by Tilman Sauer, Raphael Scholl ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This volume collects reflections on the role of philosophy in case studies in the history of science. Case studies have played a prominent role in recent history and philosophy of science. They have been used to illustrate, question, explore, or explicate philosophical points of view. Even if not explicitly so, historical narratives are always guided by philosophical background assumptions. But ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • Beyond Einstein

    Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century

    Edited by David E. Rowe, Tilman Sauer, Scott A. Walter ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This volume explores the interplay between mathematical and physical research and the interactions of twentieth-century scientists within their academic communities. Beginning with Einstein’s general theory of relativity, the authors investigate a series of dramatic discoveries and rival theories in physics that influenced the development of modern differential geometry. Other sections recount the ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

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    The Essential Einstein: Public Writings

    by Albert Einstein ...
    Narrated by Quentin Cooper ...

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    14 hours 40 min

    This audiobook narrated by Quentin Cooper brings Einstein's public writings vividly to life, covering topics ranging from religion and art to pacifism and the atomic bombThe Essential Einstein: Public Writings presents a rich selection of Einstein's humanistic writings drawn from a diverse array of materials he sanctioned for publication during his lifetime. Distinct from previous collections, ... Read more

    $35.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • Relativity: The Special And General Theory (Mobi Classics)

    by Albert Einstein,Robert W. Lawson (Translator) ...
    Relativity: The Special and General Theory is an introduction to Einstein's space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, first published in December 1916. Special and General relativity explain the structure of space time and provide a theory of gravitation, respectively. Einstein's theories shocked the world with their counterintuitive results, including the dissolution of absolute time. ... Read more

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  • The Quantum Moment

    How Planck, Bohr, Einstein, and Heisenberg Taught Us to Love Uncertainty

    by Robert P. Crease, Alfred Scharff Goldhaber ...
    "A very fun way to learn about where quantum physics comes from and the strange, even astonishing places it has gone." —Peter Galison, Harvard University, author of Einstein’s Clocks, Poincaré’s MapsFrom multiverses and quantum leaps to Schrödinger’s cat and time travel, quantum mechanics has irreversibly shaped the popular imagination. Entertainers and writers from Lady Gaga to David Foster ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg

    Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg

    by Robert P. Crease ...
    “Any reader who aspires to be scientifically literate will find this a good starting place.”—Publishers WeeklyWhile we may be familiar with some of science’s greatest equations, we may not know that each and every equation emerged not in “Eureka!” moments but in years of cultural developments and scientific knowledge. With vignettes full of humor, drama, and eccentricity, philosopher and science ... Read more

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  • Sidelights On Relativity (Mobi Classics)

    by Albert Einstein ...
    This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Read more

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