Before Einstein
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Physics Before And After Einstein
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Author : Marco Mamone Capria
language : en
Publisher: IOS Press
Release Date : 2005
Physics Before And After Einstein written by Marco Mamone Capria and has been published by IOS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
It is now a century ago that one of the icons of modern physics published some of the most influential scientific papers of all times. With his work on relativity and quantum theory, Albert Einstein has altered the field of physics forever. It should not come as a surprise that looking back at Einstein's work, one needs to rethink the whole scope of physics, before and after his time. This books aims to provide a perspective on the history of modern physics, spanning from the late 19th century up to today. It is not an encyclopaedic work, but it presents the groundbreaking and sometimes provocative main contributions by Einstein as marking the line between 'old' and 'new' physics, and expands on some of the developments and open issues to which they gave rise. This presentation is not meant as a mere celebration of Einstein's work, but as a critical appraisal which provides accurate historical and conceptual information. The contributing authors all have a reputation for working on themes related to Einstein's work and its consequences.Therefore, the collection of papers gives a good representation of what happened in the 100 years after Einstein's landmark Annalen der Physik articles. All people interested in the field of physics, history of science and epistemology could benefit from this book. An effort has been made to make the book attractive not only to scientists, but also to people with a more basic knowledge of mathematics and physics.
Space Time Theories Before Einstein
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Author : Christopher Jon Bjerknes
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-02-03
Space Time Theories Before Einstein written by Christopher Jon Bjerknes and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-03 with categories.
A thorough study of the evolution of space-time theories prior to Einstein, which republishes the relevant works of Einstein's predecessors, including:OCELLUS LUCANUS, JOHN LOCKE, DAVID HUME, HENRY MORE, ISAAC NEWTON, SAMUEL CLARKE, THOMAS REID, JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT, ROGER JOSEPH BOSCOVICH, JOSEPH LOUIS LAGRANGE, GEORG SIMON KLÜGEL, ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER, GUSTAV THEODOR FECHNER, WILLIAM ROWAN HAMILTON ( by E. H. Synge), EUGEN KARL DÜHRING, WOLDEMAR VOIGT, HENRI BERGSON, RUDOLF MEWES, H. G. WELLS, JAMES H. HYSLOP, G. F. FITZGERALD, JOSEPH LARMOR, H. A. LORENTZ, MELCHIOR PALÁGYI, GEORGE STUART FULLERTON, HENRI POINCARÉ, RUDOLF MEHMKE, PAUL LANGEVIN, ROBERTO MARCOLONGO, LADY VICTORIA WELBY, RICHARD HARGREAVES and HERMANN MINKOWSKI.
Before Einstein
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Author : Elizabeth L. Throesch
language : en
Publisher: Anthem Press
Release Date : 2017-01-02
Before Einstein written by Elizabeth L. Throesch and has been published by Anthem Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
‘Before Einstein’ brings together previous scholarship in the field of nineteenth-century literature and science and greatly expands upon it, offering the first book-length study of not only the scientific and cultural context of the spatial fourth dimension, but also the literary value of four-dimensional theory. In addition to providing close critical analysis of Charles Howard Hinton’s Scientific Romances (1884–1896), ‘Before Einstein’ examines the work of H. G. Wells, Henry James and William James through the lens of four-dimensional theory. The primary value of Hinton’s work has always been its literary and philosophical content and influence, rather than its scientific authority. It is certain that significant late nineteenth-century writers and thinkers such as H. G. Wells, William James, Olive Schreiner, Karl Pearson and W. E. B. Du Bois read Hinton. Others, including Henry James, Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford, were familiar with his ideas. Hinton’s fourth dimension appealed to scientists, spiritualists and artists, and – particularly at the end of the nineteenth century – the interests of these different groups often overlapped. Truly interdisciplinary in scope, ‘Before Einstein’ breaks new ground by offering an extensive analysis of four-dimensional theory's place in the shared history of Modernism.
Learning The Physics Of Einstein With Georges Lema Tre
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Author : Georges Lemaître
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-11-26
Learning The Physics Of Einstein With Georges Lema Tre written by Georges Lemaître and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-26 with Science categories.
This book presents the first English translation of the original French treatise “La Physique d’Einstein” written by the young Georges Lemaître in 1922, only six years after the publication of Albert Einstein’s theory of General Relativity. It includes an historical introduction and a critical edition of the original treatise in French supplemented by the author’s own later additions and corrections. Monsignor Georges Lemaître can be considered the founder of the “Big Bang Theory” and a visionary architect of modern Cosmology. The scientific community is only beginning to grasp the full extent of the legacy of this towering figure of 20th century physics. Against the best advice of the greatest names of his time, the young Lemaître was convinced, solely through the study of Einstein’s theory of General Relativity, that space and time must have had a beginning with a tremendous “Big Bang” from a “quantum primeval atom” resulting in an ever-expanding Universe with a positive cosmological constant. But how did the young Lemaître, essentially on his own, come to grips with the physics of Einstein? A year before his ordination as a diocesan priest, he submitted the audacious treatise, published in this book, that was to earn him Fellowships to study at Cambridge, MIT and Harvard, and launched him on a scientific path of ground-breaking discoveries. Almost a century after Lemaître’s seminal publications of 1927 and 1931, this highly pedagogical treatise is still of timely interest to young minds and remains of great value from a history of science perspective.
The Curious History Of Relativity
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Author : Jean Eisenstaedt
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2018-06-05
The Curious History Of Relativity written by Jean Eisenstaedt and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-05 with Science categories.
Black holes may obliterate most things that come near them, but they saved the theory of general relativity. Einstein's theory was quickly accepted as the true theory of gravity after its publication in 1915, but soon took a back seat in physics to quantum mechanics and languished for decades on the blackboards of mathematicians. Not until the existence of black holes by Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose in the 1960s, after Einstein's death, was the theory revived. Almost one hundred years after general relativity replaced Newton's theory of gravitation, The Curious History of Relativity tells the story of both events surrounding general relativity and the techniques employed by Einstein and the relativists to construct, develop, and understand his almost impenetrable theory. Jean Eisenstaedt, one of the world's leading experts on the subject, also discusses the theory's place in the evolution of twentieth-century physics. He describes the main stages in the development of general relativity: its beginnings, its strange crossing of the desert during Einstein's lifetime while under heated criticism, and its new life from the 1960s on, when it became vital to the understanding of black holes and the observation of exotic objects, and, eventually, to the discovery of the accelerating universe. We witness Einstein's construction of his theory, as well as the work of his fascinated, discouraged, and enthusiastic colleagues--physicists, mathematicians, and astronomers. Written with flair, The Curious History of Relativity poses--and answers--the difficult questions raised by Einstein's magnificent intellectual feat.
Space Time Theories Before Einstein
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Author : Christopher Bjerknes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-11-30
Space Time Theories Before Einstein written by Christopher Bjerknes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-30 with Science categories.
Travel through thousands of years to discover the revolutionary space-time theories of: Ocellus Lucanus, John Locke, David Hume, Henry More, Isaac Newton, Samuel Clarke, Thomas Reid, Jean Le Rond D'Alembert, Roger Joseph Boscovich, Joseph Louis Lagrange, Georg Simon Klügel, Arthur Schopenhauer, Gustav Theodor Fechner, William Rowan Hamilton, Eugen Karl Dühring, Woldemar Voigt, Henri Bergson, Rudolf Mewes, H. G. Wells, James H. Hyslop, G. F. Fitzgerald, Joseph Larmor, H. A. Lorentz, Melchior Palágyi, George Stuart Fullerton, Henri Poincaré, Rudolf Mehmke, Paul Langevin, Roberto Marcolongo, Lady Victoria Welby, R. Hargreaves and Hermann Minkowski. Space-time theories have been quite common in folk-lore, philosophy, mathematics, religion, science, science fiction, psychology, and are even inherent in some languages. The first two chapters provide a thorough documentation of the evolution and completion of the four-dimensional special theory of relativity before Einstein reiterated the same equations and concepts. The relevant portions of the books and papers of Einstein's predecessors are republished in the original English, French, German and Italian. Surprisingly, Einstein initially rejected the space-time theories of Poincaré and Minkowski and harshly criticized the concept of space-time. He had to be persuaded of their worth before he hesitantly adopted these fully developed theories years later.
Einstein Before Israel
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Author : Ze’ev Rosenkranz
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-08-10
Einstein Before Israel written by Ze’ev Rosenkranz and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-10 with Social Science categories.
Was Einstein a Zionist? Albert Einstein was initially skeptical and even disdainful of the Zionist movement, yet he affiliated himself with this controversial political ideology and today is widely seen as an outspoken advocate for a modern Jewish homeland in Palestine. What enticed this renowned scientist and humanitarian, who repeatedly condemned nationalism of all forms, to radically change his views? Was he in fact a Zionist? Einstein Before Israel traces Einstein's involvement with Zionism from his initial contacts with the movement at the end of World War I to his emigration from Germany in 1933 in the wake of Hitler's rise to power. Drawing on a wealth of rare archival evidence—much of it never before published—this book offers the most nuanced picture yet of Einstein's complex and sometimes stormy relationship with Jewish nationalism. Ze'ev Rosenkranz sheds new light on Einstein's encounters with prominent Zionist leaders, and reveals exactly what Einstein did and didn't like about Zionist beliefs, objectives, and methods. He looks at the personal, cultural, and political factors that led Einstein to support certain goals of Jewish nationalism; his role in the birth of the Hebrew University; his impressions of the emerging Jewish settlements in Palestine; and his reaction to mounting violence in the Arab-Jewish conflict. Rosenkranz explores a host of fascinating questions, such as whether Zionists sought to silence Einstein's criticism of their movement, whether Einstein was the real manipulator, and whether this Zionist icon was indeed a committed believer in Zionism or an iconoclast beholden to no one.
Albert Einstein
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Author : 50MINUTES.COM,
language : en
Publisher: 50Minutes.com
Release Date : 2017-08-11
Albert Einstein written by 50MINUTES.COM, and has been published by 50Minutes.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-11 with Science categories.
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Albert Einstein in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and career of Albert Einstein. Einstein’s name has become synonymous with genius, and he remains one of the most influential scientists of all time. His work on relativity revolutionised our understanding of the universe and is one of the pillars of modern physics. He also carried out pioneering work on the photoelectric effect, for which he was awarded a Nobel Prize, and campaigned for causes including nuclear non-proliferation and Jewish rights. In just 50 minutes you will: • Learn about the history of physics before Einstein’s revolutionary new theories • Find out about the impact of his celebrated theory of relativity on modern physics • Gain an understanding of his other scientific accomplishments, including his work on light and particle theory ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | History & Culture 50MINUTES.COM will enable you to quickly understand the main events, people, conflicts and discoveries from world history that have shaped the world we live in today. Our publications present the key information on a wide variety of topics in a quick and accessible way that is guaranteed to save you time on your journey of discovery.
Einstein
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Author : Walter R. Dolen
language : en
Publisher: Parisburg Publishing
Release Date : 2015-07-10
Einstein written by Walter R. Dolen and has been published by Parisburg Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-10 with categories.
The Travel Diaries Of Albert Einstein
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Author : Albert Einstein
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2018-05-29
The Travel Diaries Of Albert Einstein written by Albert Einstein and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-29 with Science categories.
The first publication of Albert Einstein’s travel diary to the Far East and Middle East In the fall of 1922, Albert Einstein, along with his then-wife, Elsa Einstein, embarked on a five-and-a-half-month voyage to the Far East and Middle East, regions that the renowned physicist had never visited before. Einstein's lengthy itinerary consisted of stops in Hong Kong and Singapore, two brief stays in China, a six-week whirlwind lecture tour of Japan, a twelve-day tour of Palestine, and a three-week visit to Spain. This handsome edition makes available, for the first time, the complete journal that Einstein kept on this momentous journey. The telegraphic-style diary entries--quirky, succinct, and at times irreverent—record Einstein's musings on science, philosophy, art, and politics, as well as his immediate impressions and broader thoughts on such events as his inaugural lecture at the future site of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, a garden party hosted by the Japanese Empress, an audience with the King of Spain, and meetings with other prominent colleagues and statesmen. Entries also contain passages that reveal Einstein's stereotyping of members of various nations and raise questions about his attitudes on race. This beautiful edition features stunning facsimiles of the diary's pages, accompanied by an English translation, an extensive historical introduction, numerous illustrations, and annotations. Supplementary materials include letters, postcards, speeches, and articles, a map of the voyage, a chronology, a bibliography, and an index. Einstein would go on to keep a journal for all succeeding trips abroad, and this first volume of his travel diaries offers an initial, intimate glimpse into a brilliant mind encountering the great, wide world.