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22%OFFAlbert Einstein - The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 9. (English): The Berlin Years: Correspondence, January 1919 - April 1920. (English translation of selected texts) - 9780691121246 - V9780691121246
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The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 9. (English): The Berlin Years: Correspondence, January 1919 - April 1920. (English translation of selected texts)

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Description for The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 9. (English): The Berlin Years: Correspondence, January 1919 - April 1920. (English translation of selected texts) Paperback. Set in the turbulent post-World War I period, this volume finds Einstein awaiting news of the 1919 British eclipse expedition to test the general relativistic prediction of the deflection of starlight by the sun. It reveals facets of Einstein as he constructively participated in German and European scientific, academic, and cultural life. Translator(s): Hentschel, Ann M. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
The present volume, set in the turbulent post-World War I period, finds Einstein awaiting news of the 1919 British eclipse expedition to test the general relativistic prediction of the deflection of starlight by the sun. With the expedition's success, he becomes the first science celebrity of our age. Deeply interested in the other, stellar redshift test of his theory, Einstein supports astronomers engaged in experimental work on the issue. Piqued by early suggestions of a unified field theory, he ponders how to unify gravitation and electromagnetic field theory and also works to resolve contradictions between the new quantum physics and ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691121246
SKU
V9780691121246
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Reviews for The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 9. (English): The Berlin Years: Correspondence, January 1919 - April 1920. (English translation of selected texts)
"This is a real treat. The letters in the latest, brilliantly edited volume of his correspondence here were written around the time the 40-year-old Einstein blossomed from superstar physicist to global celebrity almost overnight, after his general relativity theory was apparently verified. It is fascinating to read how he coped with sudden hounding by press"riff-raff,' with scoffing anti-Semitic critics, as ... Read more

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