Author: Todd Gitlin
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553373660
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Brash, sexy, investigative journalist Margo Ross runs her hip news program with wit and intelligence. Tipped off that Albert Einstein might have been murdered by a group of right-wing militarists, Margo pursues the scoop of her life, tangling with a network of clues and an outlandish cast of suspects.
The Murder of Albert Einstein
Author: Todd Gitlin
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553373660
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Brash, sexy, investigative journalist Margo Ross runs her hip news program with wit and intelligence. Tipped off that Albert Einstein might have been murdered by a group of right-wing militarists, Margo pursues the scoop of her life, tangling with a network of clues and an outlandish cast of suspects.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553373660
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Brash, sexy, investigative journalist Margo Ross runs her hip news program with wit and intelligence. Tipped off that Albert Einstein might have been murdered by a group of right-wing militarists, Margo pursues the scoop of her life, tangling with a network of clues and an outlandish cast of suspects.
The Murder of Albert Einstein
Author: Todd Gitlin
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
ISBN: 9780374216177
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
A glitzy TV news anchor gets involved in a search for Albert Einstein's killer after her mentor--a cult novelist and connoisseur of conspiracy--tips her off to the alleged crime that occurred forty years earlier. A first novel.
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
ISBN: 9780374216177
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
A glitzy TV news anchor gets involved in a search for Albert Einstein's killer after her mentor--a cult novelist and connoisseur of conspiracy--tips her off to the alleged crime that occurred forty years earlier. A first novel.
Final Theory
Author: Mark Alpert
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439109419
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
When his physicist mentor is murdered for his possible knowledge about Einstein's Unified Field Theory, physics professor David Swift is swept up by a violent struggle for control of the information and its staggering potential.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439109419
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
When his physicist mentor is murdered for his possible knowledge about Einstein's Unified Field Theory, physics professor David Swift is swept up by a violent struggle for control of the information and its staggering potential.
Einstein and the Rabbi
Author: Naomi Levy
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250058724
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Winner of the 2017 Nautilus Award in the Religion/Spirituality of Western Thought category A bestselling author and rabbi’s profoundly affecting exploration of the meaning and purpose of the soul, inspired by the famous correspondence between Albert Einstein and a grieving rabbi. “A human being is part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts, and feelings as something separate from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness...” —Albert Einstein When Rabbi Naomi Levy came across this poignant letter by Einstein it shook her to her core. His words perfectly captured what she has come to believe about the human condition: That we are intimately connected, and that we are blind to this truth. Levy wondered what had elicited such spiritual wisdom from a man of science? Thus began a three-year search into the mystery of Einstein’s letter, and into the mystery of the human soul. What emerges is an inspiring, deeply affecting book for people of all faiths filled with universal truths that will help us reclaim our own souls and glimpse the unity that has been evading us. We all long to see more expansively, to live up to our gifts, to understand why we are here. Levy leads us on a breathtaking journey full of wisdom, empathy and humor, challenging us to wake up and heed the voice calling from within—a voice beckoning us to become who we were born be.
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250058724
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Winner of the 2017 Nautilus Award in the Religion/Spirituality of Western Thought category A bestselling author and rabbi’s profoundly affecting exploration of the meaning and purpose of the soul, inspired by the famous correspondence between Albert Einstein and a grieving rabbi. “A human being is part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts, and feelings as something separate from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness...” —Albert Einstein When Rabbi Naomi Levy came across this poignant letter by Einstein it shook her to her core. His words perfectly captured what she has come to believe about the human condition: That we are intimately connected, and that we are blind to this truth. Levy wondered what had elicited such spiritual wisdom from a man of science? Thus began a three-year search into the mystery of Einstein’s letter, and into the mystery of the human soul. What emerges is an inspiring, deeply affecting book for people of all faiths filled with universal truths that will help us reclaim our own souls and glimpse the unity that has been evading us. We all long to see more expansively, to live up to our gifts, to understand why we are here. Levy leads us on a breathtaking journey full of wisdom, empathy and humor, challenging us to wake up and heed the voice calling from within—a voice beckoning us to become who we were born be.
Out of this World
Author: Ioan P. Culianu
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This book, by the editor of the journal Incognita, takes the reader on a fantastic journey through a wide range of cultures and traditions to examine the phenomenon of ecstatic visionary experiences--from Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Taoist Immortals to the imaginative fiction of Jorge Luis Borges. The author provides a comprehensive tour of otherworldly journeys common from immemorial times among shamans, magicians and witches, and illustrates their connection with such modern phenomena as altered states of consciousness, out-of-body experiences, and near-death experiences.--From publisher description.
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This book, by the editor of the journal Incognita, takes the reader on a fantastic journey through a wide range of cultures and traditions to examine the phenomenon of ecstatic visionary experiences--from Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Taoist Immortals to the imaginative fiction of Jorge Luis Borges. The author provides a comprehensive tour of otherworldly journeys common from immemorial times among shamans, magicians and witches, and illustrates their connection with such modern phenomena as altered states of consciousness, out-of-body experiences, and near-death experiences.--From publisher description.
Read like Albert Einstein
Author: Terry, Kate
Publisher: Aegitas
ISBN: 1772468819
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 3144
Book Description
Albert Einstein favorite books. Good books to read recommended by the scientist. Albert Einstein collection: "A treatise of human nature", "Anna Karenina", "Critique of pure reason", "Don Quixote", "The brothers Karamazov", "The world as will and representation". Explore book recommendations of great thinkers, entrepreneurs, pioneers and visionaries with Aegitas collections.
Publisher: Aegitas
ISBN: 1772468819
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 3144
Book Description
Albert Einstein favorite books. Good books to read recommended by the scientist. Albert Einstein collection: "A treatise of human nature", "Anna Karenina", "Critique of pure reason", "Don Quixote", "The brothers Karamazov", "The world as will and representation". Explore book recommendations of great thinkers, entrepreneurs, pioneers and visionaries with Aegitas collections.
The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein
Author: Albert Einstein
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400889952
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The first publication of Albert Einstein’s travel diary to the Far East and Middle East In the fall of 1922, Albert Einstein, along with his then-wife, Elsa Einstein, embarked on a five-and-a-half-month voyage to the Far East and Middle East, regions that the renowned physicist had never visited before. Einstein's lengthy itinerary consisted of stops in Hong Kong and Singapore, two brief stays in China, a six-week whirlwind lecture tour of Japan, a twelve-day tour of Palestine, and a three-week visit to Spain. This handsome edition makes available, for the first time, the complete journal that Einstein kept on this momentous journey. The telegraphic-style diary entries--quirky, succinct, and at times irreverent—record Einstein's musings on science, philosophy, art, and politics, as well as his immediate impressions and broader thoughts on such events as his inaugural lecture at the future site of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, a garden party hosted by the Japanese Empress, an audience with the King of Spain, and meetings with other prominent colleagues and statesmen. Entries also contain passages that reveal Einstein's stereotyping of members of various nations and raise questions about his attitudes on race. This beautiful edition features stunning facsimiles of the diary's pages, accompanied by an English translation, an extensive historical introduction, numerous illustrations, and annotations. Supplementary materials include letters, postcards, speeches, and articles, a map of the voyage, a chronology, a bibliography, and an index. Einstein would go on to keep a journal for all succeeding trips abroad, and this first volume of his travel diaries offers an initial, intimate glimpse into a brilliant mind encountering the great, wide world.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400889952
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The first publication of Albert Einstein’s travel diary to the Far East and Middle East In the fall of 1922, Albert Einstein, along with his then-wife, Elsa Einstein, embarked on a five-and-a-half-month voyage to the Far East and Middle East, regions that the renowned physicist had never visited before. Einstein's lengthy itinerary consisted of stops in Hong Kong and Singapore, two brief stays in China, a six-week whirlwind lecture tour of Japan, a twelve-day tour of Palestine, and a three-week visit to Spain. This handsome edition makes available, for the first time, the complete journal that Einstein kept on this momentous journey. The telegraphic-style diary entries--quirky, succinct, and at times irreverent—record Einstein's musings on science, philosophy, art, and politics, as well as his immediate impressions and broader thoughts on such events as his inaugural lecture at the future site of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, a garden party hosted by the Japanese Empress, an audience with the King of Spain, and meetings with other prominent colleagues and statesmen. Entries also contain passages that reveal Einstein's stereotyping of members of various nations and raise questions about his attitudes on race. This beautiful edition features stunning facsimiles of the diary's pages, accompanied by an English translation, an extensive historical introduction, numerous illustrations, and annotations. Supplementary materials include letters, postcards, speeches, and articles, a map of the voyage, a chronology, a bibliography, and an index. Einstein would go on to keep a journal for all succeeding trips abroad, and this first volume of his travel diaries offers an initial, intimate glimpse into a brilliant mind encountering the great, wide world.
When Einstein Walked with Gödel
Author: Jim Holt
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374717842
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
From Jim Holt, the New York Times bestselling author of Why Does the World Exist?, comes an entertaining and accessible guide to the most profound scientific and mathematical ideas of recent centuries in When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought. Does time exist? What is infinity? Why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down? In this scintillating collection, Holt explores the human mind, the cosmos, and the thinkers who’ve tried to encompass the latter with the former. With his trademark clarity and humor, Holt probes the mysteries of quantum mechanics, the quest for the foundations of mathematics, and the nature of logic and truth. Along the way, he offers intimate biographical sketches of celebrated and neglected thinkers, from the physicist Emmy Noether to the computing pioneer Alan Turing and the discoverer of fractals, Benoit Mandelbrot. Holt offers a painless and playful introduction to many of our most beautiful but least understood ideas, from Einsteinian relativity to string theory, and also invites us to consider why the greatest logician of the twentieth century believed the U.S. Constitution contained a terrible contradiction—and whether the universe truly has a future.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374717842
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
From Jim Holt, the New York Times bestselling author of Why Does the World Exist?, comes an entertaining and accessible guide to the most profound scientific and mathematical ideas of recent centuries in When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought. Does time exist? What is infinity? Why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down? In this scintillating collection, Holt explores the human mind, the cosmos, and the thinkers who’ve tried to encompass the latter with the former. With his trademark clarity and humor, Holt probes the mysteries of quantum mechanics, the quest for the foundations of mathematics, and the nature of logic and truth. Along the way, he offers intimate biographical sketches of celebrated and neglected thinkers, from the physicist Emmy Noether to the computing pioneer Alan Turing and the discoverer of fractals, Benoit Mandelbrot. Holt offers a painless and playful introduction to many of our most beautiful but least understood ideas, from Einsteinian relativity to string theory, and also invites us to consider why the greatest logician of the twentieth century believed the U.S. Constitution contained a terrible contradiction—and whether the universe truly has a future.
Albert Einstein: A Complete Biography
Author: Vinod Kumar Mishra
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN: 9355217854
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Albert Einstein’s life was extraordinarily complex, even more complicated than his complex equations. Thus, the life of the founder of the fourth dimension was multi-faceted. Sorrows made his life shine like gold. He was engaged in welfare work till the last moment of his life. He did such a marvellous job that after working further on his works, scientists continued to receive doctorates, fellowships, and other awards. He loved children, students, and the poor. He always looked for inventive ways to work for them. By selling his signatures, photos, research papers, and messages, he gathered the necessary means for them. He had a great sense of humour. Einstein was a scientist equivalent to Newton. He was courageous like Bruno and Galileo, like Mahatma Gandhi in simplicity, and selfless like Sri Krishna. Each of his qualities was enough to make him great. The book presents an exploratory view of various aspects of Einstein’s life. I am sure, the life story of this extraordinary personality will prove to be interesting, inspiring, and useful for the readers.
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN: 9355217854
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Albert Einstein’s life was extraordinarily complex, even more complicated than his complex equations. Thus, the life of the founder of the fourth dimension was multi-faceted. Sorrows made his life shine like gold. He was engaged in welfare work till the last moment of his life. He did such a marvellous job that after working further on his works, scientists continued to receive doctorates, fellowships, and other awards. He loved children, students, and the poor. He always looked for inventive ways to work for them. By selling his signatures, photos, research papers, and messages, he gathered the necessary means for them. He had a great sense of humour. Einstein was a scientist equivalent to Newton. He was courageous like Bruno and Galileo, like Mahatma Gandhi in simplicity, and selfless like Sri Krishna. Each of his qualities was enough to make him great. The book presents an exploratory view of various aspects of Einstein’s life. I am sure, the life story of this extraordinary personality will prove to be interesting, inspiring, and useful for the readers.
Einstein's War
Author: Matthew Stanley
Publisher: Viking
ISBN: 1524745413
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
"Stanley is a storyteller par excellence."--The Washington Post Kirkus Review starred review; Publishers Weekly starred review; Booklist starred review The birth of a world-changing idea in the middle of a bloodbath Einstein's War is a riveting exploration of both the beauty of scientific creativity and enduring horrors of human nature. These two great forces battle in a story that culminates with a victory now a century old, the mind-bending theory of general relativity. Few recognize how the Great War, the industrialized slaughter that bled Europe from 1914 to 1918, shaped Einstein's life and work. While Einstein never held a rifle, he formulated general relativity blockaded in Berlin, literally starving. He lost fifty pounds in three months, unable to communicate with his most important colleagues. Some of those colleagues fought against rabid nationalism; others were busy inventing chemical warfare--being a scientist trapped you in the power plays of empire. Meanwhile, Einstein struggled to craft relativity and persuade the world that it was correct. This was, after all, the first complete revision of our conception of the universe since Isaac Newton, and its victory was far from sure. Scientists seeking to confirm Einstein's ideas were arrested as spies. Technical journals were banned as enemy propaganda. Colleagues died in the trenches. Einstein was separated from his most crucial ally by barbed wire and U-boats. This ally was the Quaker astronomer and Cambridge don A. S. Eddington, who would go on to convince the world of the truth of relativity and the greatness of Einstein. In May of 1919, when Europe was still in chaos from the war, Eddington led a globe-spanning expedition to catch a fleeting solar eclipse for a rare opportunity to confirm Einstein's bold prediction that light has weight. It was the result of this expedition--the proof of relativity, as many saw it--that put Einstein on front pages around the world. Matthew Stanley's epic tale is a celebration of how bigotry and nationalism can be defeated and of what science can offer when they are.
Publisher: Viking
ISBN: 1524745413
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
"Stanley is a storyteller par excellence."--The Washington Post Kirkus Review starred review; Publishers Weekly starred review; Booklist starred review The birth of a world-changing idea in the middle of a bloodbath Einstein's War is a riveting exploration of both the beauty of scientific creativity and enduring horrors of human nature. These two great forces battle in a story that culminates with a victory now a century old, the mind-bending theory of general relativity. Few recognize how the Great War, the industrialized slaughter that bled Europe from 1914 to 1918, shaped Einstein's life and work. While Einstein never held a rifle, he formulated general relativity blockaded in Berlin, literally starving. He lost fifty pounds in three months, unable to communicate with his most important colleagues. Some of those colleagues fought against rabid nationalism; others were busy inventing chemical warfare--being a scientist trapped you in the power plays of empire. Meanwhile, Einstein struggled to craft relativity and persuade the world that it was correct. This was, after all, the first complete revision of our conception of the universe since Isaac Newton, and its victory was far from sure. Scientists seeking to confirm Einstein's ideas were arrested as spies. Technical journals were banned as enemy propaganda. Colleagues died in the trenches. Einstein was separated from his most crucial ally by barbed wire and U-boats. This ally was the Quaker astronomer and Cambridge don A. S. Eddington, who would go on to convince the world of the truth of relativity and the greatness of Einstein. In May of 1919, when Europe was still in chaos from the war, Eddington led a globe-spanning expedition to catch a fleeting solar eclipse for a rare opportunity to confirm Einstein's bold prediction that light has weight. It was the result of this expedition--the proof of relativity, as many saw it--that put Einstein on front pages around the world. Matthew Stanley's epic tale is a celebration of how bigotry and nationalism can be defeated and of what science can offer when they are.