An Einstein Dictionary

(Hardback)

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The year 1995 marks the 90th anniversary of Einstein's first description of the theory of relativity. In this reference book, Einstein's multi-disciplinary contributions to science and society are presented in an esay-to-read dictionary format. The book is a synthesis of existing literature on Einstein including his own writings, biographies, and the secondary literature published during the past 40 years. The author presents all facets of Einstein's life, which began in Ulm, Germany, and came to an end in Princeton, New Jersey, spanning a tumultuous period marked by two world wars and the dawn of the atomic age.

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.,." an abundance of often unexpected information, including biographies of Einstein's personal afiliates, major publications, and limericks immortalizing the theory of relativity. The dictionary is complemented with a seven-page chronological guide to Einstein's life, a geneology chart of his family, a list of his patents, and a compilation of publications by and about him.... This makes interesting reading...General and academic readers."-Choice
... an abundance of often unexpected information, including biographies of Einstein's personal afiliates, major publications, and limericks immortalizing the theory of relativity. The dictionary is complemented with a seven-page chronological guide to Einstein's life, a geneology chart of his family, a list of his patents, and a compilation of publications by and about him.... This makes interesting reading...General and academic readers.-Choice
..." an abundance of often unexpected information, including biographies of Einstein's personal afiliates, major publications, and limericks immortalizing the theory of relativity. The dictionary is complemented with a seven-page chronological guide to Einstein's life, a geneology chart of his family, a list of his patents, and a compilation of publications by and about him.... This makes interesting reading...General and academic readers."-Choice

Author Bio

SACHI SRI KANTHA is a researcher at the Japan Institute for Control of Aging. A biochemist by training, he maintains an active interest in the history of science and has written articles on Einstein and other scientists. He is the author of Prostitutes in Medical Literature: An Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood, 1991).