Albert Einstein: Chief Engineer of the Universe

Author:   Jurgen Renn
Publisher:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
ISBN:  

9783527405718


Pages:   816
Publication Date:   15 November 2005
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Jurgen Renn
Publisher:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Dimensions:   Width: 22.40cm , Height: 5.90cm , Length: 28.50cm
Weight:   3.668kg
ISBN:  

9783527405718


ISBN 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   Availability explained

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"""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)


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Professor 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.

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