{"product_id":"einstein-andrew-robinson-9780691169897","title":"Einstein: A Hundred Years of Relativity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative and richly illustrated biography--published on the centenary of Einstein's general theory of relativity\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility ... The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--Albert Einstein, 1936 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlbert Einstein's universal appeal is only partially explained by his brilliant work in physics, as Andrew Robinson demonstrates in this authoritative, accessible, and richly illustrated biography. The main narrative is enriched by twelve essays by well-known scientists, scholars, and artists, including three Nobel Laureates. The book presents clearly the beautiful simplicity at the heart of Einstein's greatest discoveries, and explains how his ideas have continued to influence scientific developments such as lasers, the theory of the big bang, and \"theories of everything.\" Einstein's life and activities outside of science are also considered, including his encounters with famous contemporaries such as Chaplin, Roosevelt, and Tagore, his love of music, and his troubled family life. The book recognizes that Einstein's striking originality was expressed in many ways, from his political and humanitarian campaigns against nuclear weapons, anti-Semitism, McCarthyism, and social injustices, to his unconventional personal appearance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in association with the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the book draws on this exceptional resource of Einstein's private papers and personal photographs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition, published to recognize the centenary of the publication of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, includes an important new afterword by Diana Kormos Buchwald, the director of the Einstein Papers Project at the California Institute of Technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe contributors are Philip Anderson, Arthur C. Clarke, I. Bernard Cohen, Freeman Dyson, Philip Glass, Stephen Hawking, Max Jammer, Diana Kormos Buchwald, Jo縊 Magueijo, Joseph Rotblat, Robert Schulmann, and Steven Weinberg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691169896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691169897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.70w x 0.70d","brand":"Andrew Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981104382207,"sku":"9780691169897","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8fcde11-0e83-43a1-b9b7-b8beb989effe.jpg?v=1683253679","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/einstein-andrew-robinson-9780691169897","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}