The Einstein Almanac.THE EINSTEIN ALMANAC almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. ALICE CALAPRICE In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's "miraculous year," in which he published some of his most significant work, including that detailing the theory of relativity theory of relativity Einstein’s contribution to the space-time relationship. [Science: NCE, 843–844] See : Turning Point , comes this annotated list of 300 of the physicist's papers and other publications. Few are better qualified for this task than Calaprice, who has administered the Einstein Translation Project at Princeton University Princeton University, at Princeton, N.J.; coeducational; chartered 1746, opened 1747, rechartered 1748, called the College of New Jersey until 1896. Schools and Research Facilities for 20 years. Here, she covers topics of Einstein's interest ranging from German nationalism to Judaism, war, peace, atheism atheism (ā`thē-ĭz'əm), denial of the existence of God or gods and of any supernatural existence, to be distinguished from agnosticism, which holds that the existence cannot be proved. , and religion. Arranged in chronological order from 1901, when Einstein was first published, to 1955, when he died, the book includes a sampling of the interviews he gave and eulogies and tributes that he wrote. Calaprice provides context as it relates to Einstein, science, and world history. Johns Hopkins, 2005, 174 p., b&w photos, hardcover, $24.95. |
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