Dear Professor Einstein

Dear Professor Einstein
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Total Pages : 246
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ISBN-10 : 1567316263
ISBN-13 : 9781567316261
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Dear Professor Einstein by : Albert Einstein

We are often amazed by the curiosity of children and the questions they ask. And letters to and from children are always appealing, especially so when they are written to someone famous. In Dear professor Einstein, Alice Calaprice has gathered a delightful and charming collection of more than sixty letters from children to Albert Einstein. Einstein could not respond to every letter written to him, but the responses he did find the time to write reveal the intimate human side of the great public persona, a man who, though he spent his days contemplating mathematics and physics, was very fond of children and enjoyed being in their company. Whether the children wrote to Einstein for class projects, out of curiosity, or because of prodding from a parent, their letters are amusing, touching, and sometimes quite precocious. Enhancing this correspondence are numerous splendid photographs showing Einstein amid children, wearing an Indian headdress, carrying a puppet of himself, and donning fuzzy slippers, among many other wonderful pictures. This book is complete with a foreword by Einstein's granddaughter Evelyn, a biography and chronology of Einstein's life, and an essay by Einstein scholar Robert Schulmann on the great scientist's educational philosophy.

Dear Professor Einstein

Dear Professor Einstein
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105111952425
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Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Dear Professor Einstein by : Albert Einstein

We are often amazed by the curiosity of children and the questions they ask. And letters to and from children are always appealing, especially so when they are written to someone famous. In Dear professor Einstein, Alice Calaprice has gathered a delightful and charming collection of more than sixty letters from children to Albert Einstein. Einstein could not respond to every letter written to him, but the responses he did find the time to write reveal the intimate human side of the great public persona, a man who, though he spent his days contemplating mathematics and physics, was very fond of children and enjoyed being in their company. Whether the children wrote to Einstein for class projects, out of curiosity, or because of prodding from a parent, their letters are amusing, touching, and sometimes quite precocious. Enhancing this correspondence are numerous splendid photographs showing Einstein amid children, wearing an Indian headdress, carrying a puppet of himself, and donning fuzzy slippers, among many other wonderful pictures. This book is complete with a foreword by Einstein's granddaughter Evelyn, a biography and chronology of Einstein's life, and an essay by Einstein scholar Robert Schulmann on the great scientist's educational philosophy.

Dear Professor Einstein

Dear Professor Einstein
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Publisher : Prometheus Books
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9781615922765
ISBN-13 : 1615922768
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Dear Professor Einstein by : Alice Calaprice

This enchanting book displays a small sampling of the amusing, touching, and sometimes precocious letters sent to Albert Einstein by children from around the world, and his often witty and very considerate responses. Alice Calaprice has compiled a delightful and charming collection of more than 60 letters, most never published before, from children to perhaps the greatest scientist of all time. Enhancing this correspondence are numerous photographs showing Einstein amid children, wearing an Indian headdress, carrying a puppet of himself, donning furry slippers, among many other wonderful pictures. They reveal the intimate human side of the great public persona, a man who, though he spent his days contemplating the impersonal abstractions of mathematics and physics, was very fond of children and enjoyed being in their company.Obviously, Einstein led a busy life, and so he could not answer every letter sent to him. Nonetheless, he made time to respond to those that touched him in some way. To Monique from New York, who asked about the age of the Earth and when it will come to an end, he patiently responded that it is a little more than a billion years old, and, "As for the question of the end of it I advise: Wait and see!" To "six little scientists" from Morgan City, Louisiana, who despite the skepticism of their classmates maintained that life would survive even if the sun burned out, he wrote, "The minority is sometimes right--but not in your case."Complete with a foreword by Einstein''s granddaughter Evelyn, a biography and chronology of Einstein''s life, and an introduction by Einstein scholar Robert Schulmann on the great scientist''s educational philosophy, this wonderful compilation will be welcomed by teachers, parents, and all the young, budding scientists in their lives.

The Einstein Almanac

The Einstein Almanac
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 0801880211
ISBN-13 : 9780801880216
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis The Einstein Almanac by : Alice Calaprice

"The Einstein Almanac" takes a look at Einstein's year-by-year output, explaining his 300 most important publications and setting them into the context of his life, science, and world history.

Albert Einstein, The Human Side

Albert Einstein, The Human Side
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 185
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ISBN-10 : 9781400848126
ISBN-13 : 1400848121
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Albert Einstein, The Human Side by : Albert Einstein

Modesty, humor, compassion, and wisdom are the traits most evident in this illuminating selection of personal papers from the Albert Einstein Archives. The illustrious physicist wrote as thoughtfully to an Ohio fifth-grader, distressed by her discovery that scientists classify humans as animals, as to a Colorado banker who asked whether Einstein believed in a personal God. Witty rhymes, an exchange with Queen Elizabeth of Belgium about fine music, and expressions of his devotion to Zionism are but some of the highlights found in this warm and enriching book.

The Born-Einstein Letters

The Born-Einstein Letters
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Publisher : MacMillan
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : UCSD:31822004159968
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Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis The Born-Einstein Letters by : Albert Einstein

Einstein in Love

Einstein in Love
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 436
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ISBN-10 : 0141002212
ISBN-13 : 9780141002217
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Einstein in Love by : Dennis Overbye

In Einstein in Love, Dennis Overbye has written the first profile of the great scientist to focus exclusively on his early adulthood, when his major discoveries were made. It reveals Einstein to be very much a young man of his time-draft dodger, self-styled bohemian, poet, violinist, and cocky, charismatic genius who left personal and professional chaos in his wake. Drawing upon hundreds of unpublished letters and a decade of research, Einstein in Love is a penetrating portrait of the modern era's most influential thinker.

The World As I See It

The World As I See It
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Publisher : Book Tree
Total Pages : 129
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ISBN-10 : 9781585092871
ISBN-13 : 1585092878
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis The World As I See It by : Albert Einstein

Often called he most advanced and celebrated mind of the 20th Century, this book allows us to meet Albert Einstein as a person. Explores his beliefs, philosophical ideas, and opinions on many subjects.

Einstein Lived Here

Einstein Lived Here
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015031703682
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Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Einstein Lived Here by : Abraham Pais

A follow up to Pais' first biography of Einstein, Subtle is the Lord. Pais, who was a close friend of the great physicist, now turns his attention to Einstein the man, providing an intimate, colorful portrait of Einstein's private and public side. The author sketches Einstein's views on religion and philosophy, his two failed marriages, his three children, his close relationship with personalities ranging from John D. Rockefeller and Charlie Chaplin, to Sigmund Freud and Ghandi. Black and white photos are included. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Einstein

Einstein
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 603
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ISBN-10 : 9781847395894
ISBN-13 : 1847395899
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Einstein by : Walter Isaacson

NOW A MAJOR SERIES 'GENIUS' ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, PRODUCED BY RON HOWARD AND STARRING GEOFFREY RUSH Einstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius. He was a rebel and nonconformist from boyhood days. His character, creativity and imagination were related, and they drove both his life and his science. In this marvellously clear and accessible narrative, Walter Isaacson explains how his mind worked and the mysteries of the universe that he discovered. Einstein's success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marvelling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a worldview based on respect for free spirits and free individuals. All of which helped make Einstein into a rebel but with a reverence for the harmony of nature, one with just the right blend of imagination and wisdom to transform our understanding of the universe. This new biography, the first since all of Einstein's papers have become available, is the fullest picture yet of one of the key figures of the twentieth century. This is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available -- a fully realised portrait of this extraordinary human being, and great genius. Praise for EINSTEIN by Walter Isaacson:- 'YOU REALLY MUST READ THIS.' Sunday Times 'As pithy as Einstein himself.’ New Scientist ‘[A] brilliant biography, rich with newly available archival material.’ Literary Review ‘Beautifully written, it renders the physics understandable.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Isaacson is excellent at explaining the science. ' Daily Express