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New Quotable Einstein [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 448 pages, aukštis x plotis: 216x140 mm, weight: 624 g, 26 halftones.
  • Išleidimo metai: 14-Mar-2005
  • Leidėjas: Princeton University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0691120749
  • ISBN-13: 9780691120744
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Hardback, 448 pages, aukštis x plotis: 216x140 mm, weight: 624 g, 26 halftones.
  • Išleidimo metai: 14-Mar-2005
  • Leidėjas: Princeton University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0691120749
  • ISBN-13: 9780691120744
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
For the first time in paperback, here is a newly expanded edition of the best-selling book that was hailed as 'setting a new standard' for quotation books. Tens of thousands of readers have enjoyed "The Quotable Einstein" and "The Expanded Quotable Einstein", with translations into twenty-two languages. This updated edition - which appears on the 100th anniversary of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity and the 50th anniversary of Einstein's death - offers more than 300 new quotations, or over 1,200 altogether. Nearly all are by Einstein himself and a few are about the self-professed 'lone wolf' "Time" magazine named 'Man of the Century' at the turn of the millennium. "The New Quotable Einstein" also includes a new section, 'On Aging', and fresh material has been added to the appendix - from a touching account by Helen Dukas of Einstein's last days to a day-by-day summary of Johanna Fantova's telephone conversations with Einstein during the final year and a half of his life.Also included are a poem called "Einstein", by Robert Service; and three virtually unknown verses to the song 'As Time Goes By' (made famous in the movie "Casablanca") that refer to Einstein. New photographs have been selected to introduce each section of the book. Through well-documented quotations and supplementary information, "The New Quotable Einstein" provides a bigger and better biographical account of this multifaceted man - as son, husband, father, lover, scientist, philosopher, aging widower, humanitarian, and friend. It shows us even more vividly why the real and imagined Einstein continues to fascinate people across the world into the twenty-first century.It includes: 300-plus new quotations, more than 1,200 in all; a day-by-day summary of Johanna Fantova's phone conversations with Einstein toward the end of his life; a touching account of Einstein's last days; a new section, 'On Aging'; and, three virtually unknown original verses of the song 'As Time Goes By' (from the movie "Casablanca") that refer to Einstein Robert Service's poem "Einstein".

Recenzijos

From review of Princeton's original edition: "All of us who lack Einstein's intellectual and spiritual gifts owe a debt of gratitude to Princeton University Press for having humanized him in this innovative way. -- Timothy Ferris, New York Times Book Review From review of Princeton's original edition: "Masquerading as a quote book, this title may set a new standard for the genre as well as expand the concept. It is filled with the written and spoken thoughts of this cultural icon as well as those merely attributed to him but conveys much more than a traditional collection of sayings might. -- Bloomsbury Review From review of Princeton's original edition: "This fascinating book reveals Einstein as a fully rounded human, with both a tender and a darker, more brooding side. -- Physics World From review of Princeton's original edition: "The chief value of this collection of [ Einstein's] more memorable observations on the events of the 20th century and his own part in them is that it reveals the development of the person as well as that of the scientist. [ The Quotable Einstein] is something of a triumph. -- New Scientist This is a marvelous treasure to dip into for an eclectic helping of wisdom and enjoyment. Better than the original highly regarded edition. -- Australian Physics Equations and texts are ... Einstein's true monument, and Calaprice lays out a veritable feast of pithy and telling aphorisms drawn from his speeches and letters... They reveal a private Einstein who never strove for the monumental phrase but was able to deliver it in a seemingly effortless off-the-cuff manner. -- David E. Rowe, Times Higher Education Supplement This excellent updated edition is packed with wonderful quotes and anecdotes. -- PD Smith, The Guardian

Foreword ix
Freeman Dyson
Preface and Acknowledgments xv
A Note About the New Edition xxiii
Einstein Family Tree xxvii
Chronology xxix
The Quotations xxxix
On Einstein Himself
1(20)
On His Family
21(20)
On America and Americans
41(10)
On Aging
51(6)
On Death
57(6)
On Education and Academic Freedom
63(8)
On Friends, Specific Scientists, and Others
71(32)
On Germans and Germany
103(8)
On Humankind
111(12)
On Jews, Israel, Judaism, and Zionism
123(18)
On Life
141(4)
On Music
145(8)
On Pacifism
153(10)
On Peace, War, the Bomb, and the Military
163(14)
On Politics, Patriotism, and Government
177(14)
On Religion, God, and Philosophy
191(20)
On Science and Scientists, Mathematics, and Technology
211(38)
On Miscellaneous Subjects
249(38)
Abortion
Achievement
Ambition
Animals/Pets
Art and Science
Astrology
Authority
Birth Control
Birthdays
Blacks/Racism/Slavery
Books
Causality
Clarity
Class
Clothes
Competition
Comprehensibility
Conformity
Conscience
Creativity
Criminals
Crises
Curiosity
Death Penalty
The English and the English Language
Epistemology
Flying Saucers
Force
Games
Good Acts
Graphology
Home
Homosexuality
Individuals/Individuality
Intelligence
Intuition
Invention
Italy and the Italians
Japan and the Japanese
Lies
Love
Marriage
Materialism
Miracles
Morality
Mysticism
Nature
Pipe Smoking
Posterity
Prejudice
The Press
Prohibition
Psychoanalysis
Public Speaking
Rickshaw Pullers
Sailing
Sculpture
Sex Education
Success
Thinking
Truth
Unity
Vegetarianism
Violence
Wealth
Wisdom
Women
Work
Youth
Attributed to Einstein
287(10)
Others on Einstein
297(36)
Answers to the Most Common Nonscientific Questions about Einstein
333(14)
Appendix
347(38)
Day-by-Day Summary of Johanna Fantova's Journal
An Account of Einstein's Last Days, by Helen Dukas
A Brief Peek into the FBI's Einstein File
The Famous Letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt
A Letter to Sigmund Freud from Why War?
Bibliography 385(6)
Index of Key Words 391(6)
Subject Index 397


Alice Calaprice was until recently a Senior Editor at Princeton University Press, where she worked with the Einstein Papers for more than twenty years. She is also the author of "The Einstein Almanac" and coauthor of a forthcoming biography of Einstein for teenagers. Freeman Dyson is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. He is the author of several books, including "Disturbing the Universe" and "Origins of Life".