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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jurgen RennPublisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Imprint: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Dimensions: Width: 22.40cm , Height: 5.90cm , Length: 28.50cm Weight: 3.668kg ISBN: 9783527405718ISBN 10: 3527405712 Pages: 816 Publication Date: 15 November 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock Table of ContentsReviews"""Both volumes are profusely illustrated with the highest quality color photographs; the accompanying explanatory text provides a wealth of detail about Einstein himself...essential."" (CHOICE, November 2006) ""This volume is a thoroughly enjoyable ramble through the scientific, societal, historical and political landscape that formed both the man and his work."" (MAA Reviews, February 17, 2006)" Both volumes are profusely illustrated with the highest quality color photographs; the accompanying explanatory text provides a wealth of detail about Einstein himself...essential. (CHOICE, November 2006) This volume is a thoroughly enjoyable ramble through the scientific, societal, historical and political landscape that formed both the man and his work. (MAA Reviews, February 17, 2006) Author InformationProfessor Jurgen Renn is director at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. His research focuses primarily on the emergence of mechanics in antiquity, the interaction between practical and theoretical knowledge since the Renaissance, the transition from classical to modern physics, the development of the theory of relativity, and the application of new media to the history of science. Professor Renn is coordinator of the exhibition 'Albert Einstein - Chief Engineer of the Universe' 2005 in Berlin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |