Isbn: 9780300196719 - einstein: his space and times (jewish lives) (11 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. ix, [3], 191, [5] pages. Frontis illustration. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Inscribed by the author on half-title page. Small scuff on front of DJ. This is one of the Jewish Lives series. Steve Gimbel occupies the Edwin T. and Cynthia S. Johnson Chair for Distinguished Teaching in the Humanities at Gettysburg College where he is chair of the department of philosophy. He earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from Johns Hopkins University. Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 ? 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics). His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. He is best known to the general public for his mass?energy equivalence formula E = m c 2 {displaystyle E=mc^{2}}, which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation". Derived from a Kirkus review: How science, religion and politics shaped Einstein?s life and work. Gimbel gives special emphasis to Einstein?s connections to Judaism. Born to secular Jews in Germany in 1879, Einstein attended a Catholic school, where he was bullied for being ?the Jewish kid.? His response was rebellion: Continuing his education in Switzerland, his defiance against authorities of all kinds led to his renouncing his German nationality and eventually?in order to find a permanent job?taking on Swiss citizenship. Being a civil servant gave Einstein time to work on his own ideas, which culminated in publications that revolutionized thinking about matter, light, and Newtonian concepts of space, time, motion and mass. Einstein earned a Nobel Prize in 1921. Gimbel examines the role of anti-Semitism in Einstein?s difficulty in securing teaching appointments, as well as the scientist?s support of Zionism. The FBI considered his pacifism a sign of subversion and created a file on him.…

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