The Practical Einstein

Author : József Illy
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421404578

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The Practical Einstein by József Illy Pdf

Albert Einstein may be best known as the wire-haired whacky physicist who gave us the theory of relativity, but that’s just one facet of this genius’s contribution to human knowledge and modern science. As József Illy expertly shows in this book, Einstein had an eminently practical side as well. As a youth, Einstein was an inveterate tinkerer in the electrical supply factory his father and uncle owned and operated. His first paid job was as a patent examiner. Later in life, Einstein contributed to many inventions, including refrigerators, microphones, and instruments for aviation. In published papers, Einstein often provided ways to test his theories and fundamental problems of the scientific community of his times. He delved deeply into a variety of technological innovations, most notably the gyrocompass, and consulted for industry in patent cases and on other legal matters. Einstein also provided explanations for common and mundane phenomena, such as the meandering of rivers. In these and other hands-on examples culled from the Einstein Papers, Illy demonstrates how Einstein enjoyed leaving the abstract world of theories to wrestle with the problems of everyday life. While we may like the idea of Einstein as a genius besotted by extra dimensions and too out-of-this-world to wear socks, The Practical Einstein gives ample evidence that this characterization is both incomplete and an unfair representation of a man who sought to explore the intricacies of nature, whether in theory or in practice.

Author : Russell Duffy
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1548311227

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The Practical Einstein by Russell Duffy Pdf

As a youth, Einstein was an inveterate tinkerer in the electrical supply factory his father and uncle owned and operated. His first paid job was as a patent examiner. Later in life, Einstein contributed to many inventions, including refrigerators, microphones, and instruments for aviation. In published papers, Einstein often provided ways to test his theories and fundamental problems of the scientific community of his times. He delved deeply into a variety of technological innovations, most notably the gyrocompass, and consulted for industry in patent cases and on other legal matters.

Author : Win Wenger, Ph.D.,Richard Poe
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-26
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781524762223

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The Einstein Factor by Win Wenger, Ph.D.,Richard Poe Pdf

"The Einstein Factor liberates mental abilities you didn’t know you had. I tried the techniques in the book and they paid off instantly. It’s almost scary." —Duncan Maxwell Anderson, senior editor, Success. New research suggests that the superior achievements of famous thinkers may have been more the result of mental conditioning than genetic superiority. Now you can learn to condition your mind in the same way and improve your performance in virtually all aspects of mental ability, including memory, quickness, IQ, and learning capacity. Intelligence pioneer Dr. Win Wenger has identified the tools you need to reach greater levels of sharpness, insight, and overall intelligence. Using Wenger’s Image Streaming technique, you learn to bypass inhibitions and access the hypernormal capabilities hidden in your own subconscious. Discover how you can: • Improve your memory • Read faster and learn more quickly • Solve problems like a genius • Score higher on tests • Build self-esteem • Induce a state of total creative absorption • Access powerful subconscious insights through visualization • Increase your intelligence The Einstein Factor is your key to living an extraordinarily effective and creative life!

Author : Robert Ettema,Cornelia F. Mutel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06
Category : Hydraulic engineers
ISBN : 0784413304

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Hans Albert Einstein by Robert Ettema,Cornelia F. Mutel Pdf

Author : Joseph Schwartz,Michael McGuinness
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2003-07-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780375714597

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Einstein for Beginners by Joseph Schwartz,Michael McGuinness Pdf

Amusing, irreverent, sophisticated and highly accessible, Einstein for Beginners is the perfect introduction to Einstein's life and thought. Reaching back as far as Babylon (for the origins of mathematics) and the Etruscans (who thought they could handle lightning), this book takes us through the revolutions in electrical communications and technology that made the theory of relativity possible. In the process, we meet scientific luminaries and personalities of imperial Germany, as well as Galileo, Faraday, and Newton; learn why moving clocks run slower than stationary ones, why nothing can go faster than the speed of light; and follow Albert's thought as he works his way toward E = mc2, the most famous equation of the twentieth century.

Author : Joshua Foer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781101475973

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Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer Pdf

“Highly entertaining.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker “Funny, curious, erudite, and full of useful details about ancient techniques of training memory.” —The Boston Globe The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory An instant bestseller that is poised to become a classic, Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top "mental athletes." He draws on cutting-edge research, a surprising cultural history of remembering, and venerable tricks of the mentalist's trade to transform our understanding of human memory. From the United States Memory Championship to deep within the author's own mind, this is an electrifying work of journalism that reminds us that, in every way that matters, we are the sum of our memories.

Author : Matt Doeden
Publisher : Lerner Publications (Tm)
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781541577435

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Albert Einstein by Matt Doeden Pdf

Albert Einstein rewrote the rules of physics and changed how scientists see space and time forever. Learn how a boy who struggled in school became one of history's most renowned scientists.

Author : Albert Einstein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134522514

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Relativity by Albert Einstein Pdf

Time's 'Man of the Century', Albert Einstein is the unquestioned founder of modern physics. His theory of relativity is the most important scientific idea of the modern era. In this short book Einstein explains, using the minimum of mathematical terms, the basic ideas and principles of the theory which has shaped the world we live in today. Unsurpassed by any subsequent books on relativity, this remains the most popular and useful exposition of Einstein's immense contribution to human knowledge.

Author : Thomas Levenson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780525508953

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Einstein in Berlin by Thomas Levenson Pdf

In a book that is both biography and the most exciting form of history, here are eighteen years in the life of a man, Albert Einstein, and a city, Berlin, that were in many ways the defining years of the twentieth century. Einstein in Berlin In the spring of 1913 two of the giants of modern science traveled to Zurich. Their mission: to offer the most prestigious position in the very center of European scientific life to a man who had just six years before been a mere patent clerk. Albert Einstein accepted, arriving in Berlin in March 1914 to take up his new post. In December 1932 he left Berlin forever. “Take a good look,” he said to his wife as they walked away from their house. “You will never see it again.” In between, Einstein’s Berlin years capture in microcosm the odyssey of the twentieth century. It is a century that opens with extravagant hopes--and climaxes in unparalleled calamity. These are tumultuous times, seen through the life of one man who is at once witness to and architect of his day--and ours. He is present at the events that will shape the journey from the commencement of the Great War to the rumblings of the next one. We begin with the eminent scientist, already widely recognized for his special theory of relativity. His personal life is in turmoil, with his marriage collapsing, an affair under way. Within two years of his arrival in Berlin he makes one of the landmark discoveries of all time: a new theory of gravity--and before long is transformed into the first international pop star of science. He flourishes during a war he hates, and serves as an instrument of reconciliation in the early months of the peace; he becomes first a symbol of the hope of reason, then a focus for the rage and madness of the right. And throughout these years Berlin is an equal character, with its astonishing eruption of revolutionary pathways in art and architecture, in music, theater, and literature. Its wild street life and sexual excesses are notorious. But with the debacle of the depression and Hitler’s growing power, Berlin will be transformed, until by the end of 1932 it is no longer a safe home for Einstein. Once a hero, now vilified not only as the perpetrator of “Jewish physics” but as the preeminent symbol of all that the Nazis loathe, he knows it is time to leave.

Author : Michel Janssen,Christoph Lehner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521828345

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The Cambridge Companion to Einstein by Michel Janssen,Christoph Lehner Pdf

These fourteen essays by leading historians and philosophers of science introduce the reader to the work of Albert Einstein. Following an introduction that places Einstein's work in the context of his life and times, the essays explain his main contributions to physics in terms that are accessible to a general audience, including special and general relativity, quantum physics, statistical physics, and unified field theory. The closing essays explore the relation between Einstein's work and twentieth-century philosophy, as well as his political writings.

Author : Dieter Hoffmann
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781421410401

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Einstein's Berlin by Dieter Hoffmann Pdf

Dieter Hoffmann conveys how Einstein's life and work were linked to the scientific and social life of the city and inspires the reader to explore the places where he made his mark.

Author : Alice Calaprice,Daniel Kennefick,Robert Schulmann
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400873364

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An Einstein Encyclopedia by Alice Calaprice,Daniel Kennefick,Robert Schulmann Pdf

The complete guide to everything you ever wanted to know about Einstein This is the single most complete guide to Albert Einstein's life and work for students, researchers, and browsers alike. Written by three leading Einstein scholars who draw on their combined wealth of expertise gained during their work on the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, this authoritative and accessible reference features more than one hundred entries and is divided into three parts covering the personal, scientific, and public spheres of Einstein’s life. An Einstein Encyclopedia contains entries on Einstein’s birth and death, family and romantic relationships, honors and awards, educational institutions where he studied and worked, citizenships and immigration to America, hobbies and travels, plus the people he befriended and the history of his archives and the Einstein Papers Project. Entries on Einstein’s scientific theories provide useful background and context, along with details about his assistants, collaborators, and rivals, as well as physics concepts related to his work. Coverage of Einstein’s role in public life includes entries on his Jewish identity, humanitarian and civil rights involvements, political and educational philosophies, religion, and more. Commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the theory of general relativity, An Einstein Encyclopedia also includes a chronology of Einstein’s life and appendixes that provide information for further reading and research, including an annotated list of a selection of Einstein’s publications and a review of selected books about Einstein. More than 100 entries cover the rich details of Einstein’s personal, professional, and public life Authoritative entries explain Einstein’s family relationships, scientific achievements, political activities, religious views, and more More than 40 illustrations include photos of Einstein and his circle plus archival materials A chronology of Einstein’s life, appendixes, and suggestions for further reading provide essential details for further research

Author : Vinod Kumar Mishra
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789355217851

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Albert Einstein: A Complete Biography by Vinod Kumar Mishra Pdf

Albert Einstein’s life was extraordinarily complex, even more complicated than his complex equations. Thus, the life of the founder of the fourth dimension was multi-faceted. Sorrows made his life shine like gold. He was engaged in welfare work till the last moment of his life. He did such a marvellous job that after working further on his works, scientists continued to receive doctorates, fellowships, and other awards. He loved children, students, and the poor. He always looked for inventive ways to work for them. By selling his signatures, photos, research papers, and messages, he gathered the necessary means for them. He had a great sense of humour. Einstein was a scientist equivalent to Newton. He was courageous like Bruno and Galileo, like Mahatma Gandhi in simplicity, and selfless like Sri Krishna. Each of his qualities was enough to make him great. The book presents an exploratory view of various aspects of Einstein’s life. I am sure, the life story of this extraordinary personality will prove to be interesting, inspiring, and useful for the readers.

Author : Siegfried Grundmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540311041

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The Einstein Dossiers by Siegfried Grundmann Pdf

In 1919 the Prussian Ministry of Science, Arts and Culture opened a dossier on "Einstein's Theory of Relativity." It was rediscovered by the author in 1961 and is used in conjunction with numerous other subsequently identified 'Einstein' files as the basis of this fascinating book. In particular, the author carefully scrutinizes Einstein's FBI file from 1950-55 against mostly unpublished material from European including Soviet sources and presents hitherto unknown documentation on Einstein's alleged contacts with the German Communist Party and the Comintern. Siegfried Grundmann's thorough study of Einstein's participation on a committee of the League of Nations, based on archival research in Geneva, is also new. This book outlines Einstein's image in politics and German science policy. It covers the period from his appointment as a researcher in Berlin to his fight abroad against the "boycott of German science" after World War I and his struggle at home against attacks on "Jewish physics" of which he was made a prime target. An important gap in the literature on Einstein is thus filled, contributing much new material toward a better understanding of Einstein's so rigorous break with Germany.

Author : Thomas Ryckman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351707909

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Einstein by Thomas Ryckman Pdf

Albert Einstein (1879–1955) was the most influential physicist of the 20th century. Less well known is that fundamental philosophical problems, such as concept formation, the role of epistemology in developing and explaining the character of physical theories, and the debate between positivism and realism, played a central role in his thought as a whole. Thomas Ryckman shows that already at the beginning of his career - at a time when the twin pillars of classical physics, Newtonian mechanics and Maxwell’s electromagnetism were known to have but limited validity - Einstein sought to advance physical theory by positing certain physical principles as secure footholds. That philosophy produced his greatest triumph, the general theory of relativity, and his greatest failure, an unwillingness to accept quantum mechanics. This book shows that Einstein’s philosophy grew from a lifelong aspiration for a unified theoretical representation encompassing all physical phenomena. It also considers how Einstein’s theories of relativity and criticisms of quantum theory shaped the course of 20th-century philosophy of science. Including a chronology, glossary, chapter summaries, and suggestions for further reading, Einstein is an ideal introduction to this iconic figure in 20th-century science and philosophy. It is essential reading for students of philosophy of science, and is also suitable for those working in related areas such as physics, history of science, or intellectual history.