Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 5 (English) - The Swiss Years: Correspondence, 1902 1914. English Translation

Informationen zum Autor NA Klappentext Every document in The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein appears in the language in which it was written! and supplementary paperback volumes present the English translations if all non-English materials. For those desiring a supplement to Volume 5! for instance! this paperback includes translations of correspondence that give a much richer picture of Einstein in his twenties and thirties than we ever had. In addition to illuminating the personal aspects of his life! the letters document his scientific activity: his concentration for years on the unfathomable problems of quanta and radiation! his extensive knowledge of experimental physics! his many fruitful interactions with experimentalists! and finally his long struggle to generalize the 1905 theory of relativity to include gravitation and accelerated frames of reference. This paperback translation does not include notes or annotation of the documentary volume and is not intended for use without the original language documentary edition! which provides the extensive editorial commentary necessary for a full historical and scientific understanding of the documents. Zusammenfassung Documents Albert Einstein's scientific activity: his concentration for years on the unfathomable problems of quanta and radiation, his knowledge of experimental physics, his many fruitful interactions with experimentalists, and his struggle to generalize the 1905 theory of relativity to include gravitation and accelerated frames of reference. Inhaltsverzeichnis 7895255

Product details

• Authors: Albert Einstein
• Assisted by: Don Howard (Editor), Anna Beck (Translation), Beck Anna (Translation)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.1995
• EAN: 9780691000992
• ISBN: 978-0-691-00099-2
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Collected Papers of Albert Ein; Collected Papers of Albert Einstein
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Autobiography: general, SCIENCE / Physics / Relativity, Relativity physics, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909