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Title: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 7
Condition: New
Subtitle: The Berlin Years: Writings, 1918-1921
Author: Albert Einstein
Contributor: Michel Janssen (Edited by), Robert Schulmann (Edited by), József Illy (Edited by), Christoph Lehner (Edited by), Diana K. Buchwald (Edited by)
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 0691057176
EAN: 9780691057170
ISBN: 9780691057170
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Topic: Literary Criticism
Release Date: 26/05/2002
Description: In the spring of 1919, two British solar eclipse expeditions confirmed the correctness of general relativity theory and propelled Albert Einstein to instant celebrity. Before this major turning point, the majority of Einstein's writings published in this volume dealt with the clarification of general relativistic problems, such as the status of the metric field, the character of gravitational waves, the problem of energy-momentum conservation, and questions of cosmology, such as the nature and size of the universe and the distribution of matter within it. After his rise to international fame, Einstein's publications changed markedly. He faced an increasing demand for popular articles and lectures on relativity, its development and meaning. He also felt compelled to respond to a host of commentators, ranging from skeptical physicists to philosophers trying to reconcile his revolutionary theory with their views. For the first time, he also responded in print to outspoken anti-relativists, some of them fueled by cultural conservatism and, frequently, anti-Semitism.Einstein used his newly won fame to lend prestige to political causes, especially to the reconciliation among European nations and to Zionism. In the early years of Weimar Germany, Einstein spoke out vigorously for the young republic, emphasizing the rights of the individual. He agonized over the misery of the Central Europeans in the grip of starvation and economic collapse, praised the support of individuals and groups such as the Quakers, and championed the cause of Eastern European Jews. His rejection of assimilation, combined with a fierce defense of the right of Jews to higher education, led Einstein to campaign for the establishment of a university in Palestine, the land which he conceived of as a cultural center for all Jews.
Language: German
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 254mm
Item Length: 191mm
Item Weight: 1559g
Book Series: Collected Papers of Albert Einstein
Release Year: 2002

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