Abraham Pais and Albert Einstein were friends and correspondents for the last nine years of Einstein's life. This definitive account of the life and work of the 20th century's most famous scientist draws on a wealth of previously unpublished papers and personal recollections.
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Abraham Pais and Albert Einstein were friends and correspondents for the last nine years of Einstein's life. This definitive account of the life and work of the 20th century's most famous scientist draws on a wealth of previously unpublished papers and personal recollections.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Back cover has some sticker residue and slight wear at corners. 568 p. Science and the Life of Albert Einstein. Audience: General/trade.
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Very Good+ Oxford: Oxford University Press, November 1983. Trade Paperback. First Pape rback Edition / full number line. Very Good+. Tanned, but unmarked. Spine s traight, tight and uncreased. Light reading wear. Not from a library. No re mainder mark. Not clipped. xvi + 552 pages. The author and Einstein were friends and correspondents for the last nine years of Einstein's life. This definitive account of the life and work of the 20th century's most famous scientist draws on a wealth of previously unpublished papers and personal recollections to fill many gaps about what we know of Einstein's life. It deals with Einstein's interest in philosophy, his concern with Jewish destiny, and his opinions of great figures from Newton to Freud. Also depicts the state of physics at the turn of the century and how Einstein transformed the field.
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8vo. 552 pp. Very good in wraps. Spots of tape residue and a small crease on back cover at top edge. Spine bottom creased. One small stain on front endpaper. Frontispiece portrait of subject.
Abraham Pais has written a superbly documented and clear biography of Albert Einstein, whom he knew personally. This biography is enhanced by a most clear and pertinent exposition of the work of other great contemporaries of Einstein, such as Minkowski, Lorentz, Planck, etc. The writing is excellent, detailed, yet easy to read, either sequentially or in segments. My only regret is that I did not read this book many years ago.
