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Author:   József Illy (California Institute of Technology 20-7)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9781421411712

ISBN 10:   1421411717
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   10 October 2013
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Preface Introduction 1. Musings The Flettner Ship Why Do Rivers Meander? 2. Experiments Michelson, Morley, and Eötvös Reinvented The Mass of the Electron Ampère's Molecular Currents The Velocity of Gas Reactions A Geodynamo Model? Light: Waves or Particles? Explaining Superconductivity 3. Expert Opinions The Patent Office Gyrocompasses Mixing Tubes Hebeluftschiff Tungsten Wires for Incandescent Lamps Triodes for Amplification Sound Direction Ranging in Air and Water Prospecting for Ore and Water from a Dirigible Riveting Hammers and Pile Drivers Production of High-Pressure Gases ""Electrophonic Piano"" Aerial Stereophotography Magnetic Cores with Low Electric Conductivity Telescope for Daylight Observations of Phenomena near the Sun Makeup Mirror Balanced Tapered Bearing Rollers 4. Europe an Inventions The ""Little Machine"" (Maschinchen) Planimeter The Cat's Back Airfoil Compasses for Land, Sea, and Air Filtering Viruses Refrigerators in a Row Magnetostrictive Reproduction of Sound Hearing Aid 5. American Inventions Altimeter Waterproof Breathable Clothes Heat-Insulating Vessel Liquid Filtering by Electrostatic Method Automatic Correction of Measured Data Airplane Horizon Indicator Electrostatic Microphone Fluid-Level Indicator Light-Intensity Self-Adjusting Camera Steel-Tape Recording Aircraft Speedometer Timer On the Threshold of the Manhattan Project Torpedoman Einstein Notes Index"

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A lesser-known aspect of Einstein's incredible contribution to understanding the physical universe and human creations makes up the subject of this fascinating book... In this compact, readable account, one discovers Einstein's practical interests that lay beyond his seminal work in relativity and quantum physics... Highly recommended. Choice 2012 One turns to Jozsef Illy's lovely little book on Einstein the experimenter and inventor... With a lean and matter-of-fact prose, he takes us through a long history of such things as Einstein's many expert opinions on everything from gyrocompasses and pile drivers to an 'electrophonic piano' and a makeup mirror. We learn about Einstein's own inventions, ranging from an airfoil and a refrigerator to an altimeter and a light-intensity self-adjusting camera. The book concludes with the most complete history ever written of Einstein's work for the US Navy during World War II on magnetic-influence proximity fuses for torpedoes. -- Don Howard Physics Today 2013 Einstein's papers reveal a down-to-earth side. Learn about his inventions and ideas, including waterproof breathable clothes and an explanation for rivers' meanderings. Science News 2012

Author Information

Author Website:   www.einstein.caltech.edu

Jozsef Illy is a visiting senior editor with the Einstein Papers Project and a visiting associate in history at the California Institute of Technology. He is the editor of Albert Meets America: How Journalists Treated Genius during Einstein's 1921 Travels, also published by Johns Hopkins.

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Author Website:   www.einstein.caltech.edu

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