Einstein

Einstein and Oppenheimer: The Meaning of Genius

Einstein and Oppenheimer examines the lives of two of the 20th century’s most consequential physicists. The book is not a…

1 week ago

Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein’s Brain

When Jack Kerouac drove into “the great American night,” then poured its manic pace into On the Road, he created…

3 weeks ago

It’s About Time: Understanding Einstein’s Relativity

"Relativity is about time. What could be more familiar?" Thus states Mermin on the first page of his book. Familiar…

2 months ago

Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness

Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness, is a detailed look at the five papers written by Einstein in 1905—known as…

3 months ago

Einstein’s Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius

Ohanian’s book begins by presenting Albert Einstein as a young graduate student seeking a university appointment before accepting a discouraging…

3 months ago

112 Mercer Street: Einstein, Russell Gödel, Pauli, and the End of Innocence in Science

During the winter of 1943-44, as much of the supposedly civilized world was in the throes of WWII, four of…

4 months ago

Dueling Physicists: Bruce J. Hillman on the Nobel Physicist who Challenged and Antagonized Albert Einstein

Generally considered one of the most influential physicists in history, Albert Einstein’s (1879–1955) groundbreaking theories reshaped the scientific community’s view and understanding…

9 months ago

Einstein and Our World

Einstein and Our World is in many ways like an engaging, introductory school course—so effectively conveyed that it might inspire…

10 months ago

Einstein’s Universe: Frank Wilczek Explains The Phycisict’s Massive Contributions To Science

  Considered to be the most influential physicist of the 20th century, Albert Einstein (1879–1955) developed the theory of relativity and laid foundations for…

1 year ago

The Curvature of Spacetime: Newton, Einstein and Gravitation

In the late 1970s, Steve Allen hosted a show on PBS called “A Meeting of Minds.” Its format was a…

2 years ago