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2005 has been designated "World Year of Physics" to celebrate the publication of Einstein's Theory of Relativity one hundred years ago. In commemoration of this landmark anniversary, Oxford University Press brings Abraham Pais' major work on Einstein's life and work to a whole... Read Full Overview

Since the death of Albert Einstein in 1955 there have been many books and articles written about the man and a number of attempts to "explain" relativity. In this new major work Abraham Pais, himself an eminent physicist who worked alongside Einstein in the post-war years, traces... Read Full Overview

Having the advantage of knowing Einstein personally during the last nine years of his life and having access to some of his 50,000 pages of letters and science papers, the author fills many gaps about what we know of Einstein's life. It deals with his interest in philosophy,... Read Full Overview

Im September 1946 kam ich nach Princeton. Dort erfuhr ich aber, da Pauli inzwi- schen nach Z rich abgereist war. Bohr kam noch im gleichen Monat nach Prince- ton, um - wie ich - den Zweihundert jahr-Feiern beizuwohnen. Damals vers umte ich meine erste Gelegenheit, einen Blick... Read Full Overview