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Bezig met laden... Albert Einstein schepper en rebel (1972)door Banesh Hoffmann, Helen Dukas
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. 1/23: starting out a wee bit sycophantic for my taste. not that einstein wasn't brilliant, but still. he wasn't any kind of deity, either. 2/20: ok, so maybe i should have known that it would be very praise-y, given the use of the word "creator" in the title. still reading, but it's hard to build up any kind of momentum (hello, bad physics pun!). finally(!) finished this book. and oh my goodness. maybe i just don't have a head for physics, i don't know. i understand it must be a very difficult thing to try to write a biography of a major scientific figure without discussing his science, but i still feel this could have been done much, much better. 1/23: starting out a wee bit sycophantic for my taste. not that einstein wasn't brilliant, but still. he wasn't any kind of deity, either. 2/20: ok, so maybe i should have known that it would be very praise-y, given the use of the word "creator" in the title. still reading, but it's hard to build up any kind of momentum (hello, bad physics pun!). finally(!) finished this book. and oh my goodness. maybe i just don't have a head for physics, i don't know. i understand it must be a very difficult thing to try to write a biography of a major scientific figure without discussing his science, but i still feel this could have been done much, much better. Eine sehr flüssig zu lesende Biographie Einsteins aus profundem Munde. Die Autoren vermeiden zuviel mathematisch-physikalischen Ballast und ermöglichen so einen Neugier weckenden Einstieg in Leben und Zeit dieses Jahrtausend-Genies. Dies war mein erstes Einstein - Buch, und seitdem bin ich ein Einstein - Jünger. Naturgemäß ist diese Biographie schon etwas angestaubt, und viele Erkenntnisse, vorallem über den privaten Einstein, sind erst in den letzten zwei Dekaden zu Tage gefördert worden. Trotzdem betrachte ich dieses Buch immer noch als ein Kleinod unter den Einstein - Biographien. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML: This remarkable study is a model of what the biography of a scientist should be. Its author, a noted scientist himself, was a friend of and collaborator with Albert Einstein. On these pages, we come to know Albert Einstein as the "backward" child; the academic outcast; the reluctant world celebrity; the exile; the pacifist; the philosopher; the humanitarian; the tragically saddened "father" of the atomic bomb; and above all, the unceasing searcher after scientific truth. At the same time, we are given a superb and essential introduction to the creative process and the concepts that shattered an age-old view of the universe and ushered in a revolution whose reverberations continue to touch us all. .Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of Einstein’s theories in terms that are (fairly) easily understood. I say “fairly” easily since I think it is dependent upon the reader’s familiarity with scientific principles. Topics include the general theory of relativity, special theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, and properties of light, electromagnetism, and gravity. The author uses accessible analogies and eliminates the mathematical proofs. He has a wry sense of humor and occasionally asks the reader to “bear with me – we’ll return to this exciting discovery later.” It is obvious the author is enthusiastic about this material. I looked Hoffmann up later and found that he worked with Einstein personally, and contributor Helen Dukas worked as Einstein’s administrative assistant.
I loved the inclusion of Einstein’s interactions with other notable scientists of the day, and their lively discourses and disagreements about their scientific discoveries. Examples include Niels Bohr, Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg, and Max Planck. Einstein predicted the existence of black holes (a term not coined until the 1960s) in 1916. This book was published in 1972 at a time when they were just being proven to exist. Even so, the author’s approach feels fresh, and sheds light on Einstein’s methods, opinions beyond science, and personality quirks.
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