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

by Burton Feldman

Book Overview

In 1944, Albert Einstein invited three close friends, giants of contemporary science and thought, to his home at 112 Mercer Street in Princeton, New Jersey to discuss science, philosophy, and world... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559707046
• ISBN13: 9781559707046
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Arcade Publishing
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

This survey blends science, history and biography in a coverage perfect for college-level collection

112 MERCER STREET: EINSTEIN, RUSSELL, GODEL, PAULI AND THE END OF INNOCENCE IN SCIENCE is edited by Katherine Williams, who offers up biographical sketches of these men and their revolutionary work. As World War II was ending Einstein invited three of his close friends to his home at 112 Mercer Street in New Jersey to discuss science, philosophy and current events: thus a series of historic meetings between Einstein, Russell, Pauli and logician Godel would change the world. This survey blends science, history and biography in a coverage perfect for college-level collections strong in science history.