TY - BOOK AU - Holton,Gerald TI - Albert einstein, historical and cultural perspectives: the centennial symposium in jerusalem SN - 0691023832 PY - 2014/// PB - Princeton University Press KW - Biography & autobiography KW - General- PHR N1 - Chapter, Lesson, Part; Historical perspectives on einstein's scientific contributions; Chapter, Lesson, Part; The special relativity theory: einstein's response to the physics of 1905; Chapter, Lesson, Part; The quest for unity: general relativity and unitary field theories; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Fluctuations and statistical physics in einstein's early work; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Einstein and quantum physics; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Reception of einstein's scientific ideas; Chapter, Lesson, Part; The early years of relativity; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Some einstein anomalies; Chapter, Lesson, Part; The reception of einstein's ideas: two examples from contrasting political cultures; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Einstein's impact on scholarship and twentieth-century culture; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Einstein and the science of language; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Psychoanalytic reflections on einstein's centenary; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Relativity and relativism; Chapter, Lesson, Part; The myth of simplicity; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Einstein and the light of reason; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Einstein and developments in the jewish world; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Einstein and israel; Chapter, Lesson, Part; On einstein and the presidency of israel; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Jewish and universal social ethics in the life and thought of Albert Einstein; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Einstein's germany; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Einstein and the nuclear age; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Einstein and international security; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Einstein and the politics of nuclear weapons; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Working with einstein: reminiscences by associates and friends; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Reminiscences by Peter G. Bergmann; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Reminiscences by Banesh Hoffmann; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Reminiscences by Nathan Rosen; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Musical and personal reminiscences of Albert Einstein; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Reminiscences by Ernst G. Straus; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Index of names; Chapter, Lesson, Part; Subject index; Cover, Title,Albert einstein, historical and cultural perspectives: the centennial symposium in jerusalem--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Contents--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Gerald holton : introduction: einstein and the shaping of our imagination-- UR - http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/PUPB0002930.html ER -