Einstein in Spain: Relativity and the Recovery of Science

by Thomas F Glick and Thomas F. Glick

Book Overview

From 1900 to 1924 Spain experienced a stage of vigorous academic freedom and unfettered scientific inquiry that strikingly contrasted with the repressive atmosphere of the periods before and after. Thomas Glick explores this "recovery of science" by focusing on the national discussion provoked by Einstein's trip to Spain in 1923. His visit stimulated a debate on the nature and social value of science that was remarkable in a society so recently...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069160536X
• ISBN13: 9780691605364
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"