The Einstein Almanac

Albert Einstein was an exceptional human being. Perhaps nothing reflects the breadth and scope of his brilliance, his interests, and his influence better than his publications — more than six hundred scientific papers, books, essays, reviews, and opinion pieces. Einstein began publishing in March 1901 with a scientific work that appeared in the German journal Annalen der Physik when he was twenty-two; the last publication was an editorial in the journal Common Cause which appeared a few months before his death in 1955. In the fifty-four-year interval, his published work ranged widely over relativity theory and quantum physics, nationalism, Judaism, war, peace, and education. Indeed, Einstein's literary output was so abundant that even many of his most informed admirers are not familiar with all of it. The Einstein Almanac takes a look at Einstein's year-by-year output, explaining his three-hundred most important publications and setting them into the context of his life, science, and world history. Concentrating primarily on Einstein's scientific and humanitarian writings, Alice Calaprice summarizes most of the papers and describes meaningful events surrounding their publication, including Einstein's personal life, his travels, the work of other scientists, social and cultural developments at the time, and national and international events. Enjoyable and informative, The Einstein Almanac provides a unique perspective on Einstein's genius — and his humanity. "Albert Einstein was an exceptional human being. Perhaps nothing reflects the breadth and scope of his brilliance, his interests, and his influence better than his publications - more than six hundred scientific papers, books, essays, reviews, and opinion pieces. His published work ranged widely over relativity theory and quantum physics, nationalism, Judaism, war, peace, and education. Indeed, Einstein's literary output was so abundant that even many of his most informed admirers are not familiar with all of it." "The Einstein Almanac takes a look at Einstein's year-by-year output, explaining his three hundred most important publications and setting them into the context of his life, science, and world history. Concentrating primarily on Einstein's scientific and humanitarian writings, Alice Calaprice summarizes most of the papers and describes meaningful events surrounding their publication, including Einstein's personal life, his travels, the work of other scientists, social and cultural developments at he time, and national and international events."--BOOK JACKET Cover......Page 1 About the Book......Page 2 CONTENTS......Page 7 PREFACE......Page 8 A BRIEF EINSTEIN TIMELINE FOR THE YEARS 1879-1900......Page 12 SELECTED PUBLISHED PAPERS & COMMENTARY, 1901-1955......Page 20 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 184 INDEX......Page 188 ILLUSTRATION CREDITS......Page 195 About the Author......Page 196 Back Cover......Page 198 Cover 1 About the Book 2 CONTENTS 7 PREFACE 8 A BRIEF EINSTEIN TIMELINE FOR THE YEARS 1879-1900 12 SELECTED PUBLISHED PAPERS & COMMENTARY, 1901-1955 20 BIBLIOGRAPHY 184 INDEX 188 ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 195 About the Author 196 Back Cover 198 scanned,to,PDF,by,gnv64 scanned to PDF by gnv64 At the turn of the century, Einstein had just graduated from the Swiss Federal Polytechnical School, the "Poly," in Zurich and was intensively looking for work.