Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
Autore di Relativita: esposizione divulgativa
Sull'Autore
Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm. He spent his childhood in Munich where his family owned a small machine shop. By the age of twelve, Einstein had taught himself Euclidean Geometry. His family moved to Milan, where he stayed for a year, and he used it as an excuse to drop out of mostra altro school, which bored him. He finished secondary school in Aarau, Switzerland and entered the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Einstein graduated in 1900, by studying the notes of a classmate since he did not attend his classes out of boredom, again. His teachers did not like him and would not recomend him for a position in the University. For two years, Einstein worked as a substitute teacher and a tutor before getting a job, in 1902, as an examiner for a Swiss patent office in Bern. In 1905, he received his doctorate from the University of Zurich for a theoretical dissertation on the dimension of molecules. Einstein also published three theoretical papers of central importance to the development of 20th Century physics. The first was entitled "Brownian Motion," and the second "Photoelectric Effort," which was a revolutionary way of thinking and contradicted tradition. No one accepted the proposals of the first two papers. Then the third one was published in 1905 and called "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies." Einstein's words became what is known today as the special theory of relativity and said that the physical laws are the same in all inertial reference systems and that the speed of light in a vacuum is a universal constant. Virtually no one understood or supported Einstein's argument. Einstein left the patent office in 1907 and received his first academic appointment at the University of Zurich in 1909. In 1911, he moved to a German speaking university in Prague, but returned to Swiss National Polytechnic in Zurich in 1912. By 1914, Einstein was appointed director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Physics in Berlin. His chief patron in those early days was German physicist Max Planck and lent much credibility to Einstein's work. Einstein began working on generalizing and extending his theory of relativity, but the full general theory was not published until 1916. In 1919, he predicted that starlight would bend in the vicinity of a massive body, such as the sun. This theory was confirmed during a solar eclipse and cause Einstein to become world renowned after the phenomenon. Einstein received be Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. With his new fame, Einstein attempted to further his own political and social views. He supported pacifism and Zionism and opposed Germany's involvement in World War I. His support of Zionism earned him attacks from both Anti-Semitic and right wing groups in Germany. Einstein left Germany for the United States when Hitler came into power, taking a position at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Once there, he renounced his stand on pacifism in the face of Nazi rising power. In 1939 he collaborated with other physicists in writing a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt informing him of the possibility that the Nazis may in fact be attempting to create an atomic bomb. The letter bore only Einstein's signature but lent credence to the letter and spurred the U.S. race to create the bomb first. Einstein became an American citizen in 1940. After the war, Einstein was active in international disarmament as well as world government. He was offered the position of President of Israel but turned the honor down. Albert Einstein died on April 18, 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Albert Einstein in 1947 [Photograph by Oren Jack Turner, Princeton, N.J.; source: Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3b46036]
Serie
Opere di Albert Einstein
L' evoluzione della fisica: sviluppo delle idee dai concetti iniziali alla relativita e ai quanti (1938) 904 copie
A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein (2007) 216 copie
The Born-Einstein Letters : Correspondence between Albert Einstein and Max and Hedwig Born from 1916 to 1955 with… (1969) 109 copie
Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century (1996) 52 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 1: The Early Years, 1879-1902 (Original texts) (1987) 50 copie
Letters on Wave Mechanics: Correspondence with H. A. Lorentz, Max Planck, and Erwin Schrödinger (2011) 32 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 2: The Swiss Years: Writings, 1900-1909 (1989) 26 copie
The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein: The Far East, Palestine, and Spain, 1922-1923 (2018) 20 copie
Autobiografia scientifica. Con interventi di Pauli, Born Heitler, Bohr Margenau, Reichenbach Godel (1979) 17 copie
THE COLLECTED PAPERS OF ALBERT EINSTEIN (German, English, French) ; Volume 9 ~ The Berlin Years: Correspondence,… (2004) 15 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 3: The Swiss Years: Writings, 1909-1911 (Original texts) (1993) 14 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 5: The Swiss Years: Correspondence, 1902-1914 (1993) 14 copie
Letters on wave mechanics: Albert Einstein, Erwin Schroedinger, Max Planck [and] H. A. Lorentz (1762) 13 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Volume 6: The Berlin years. Writings, 1914 - 1917. (1996) 12 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 11: Cumulative Index, Bibliography, List of Correspondence, Chronology,… (2009) 11 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 4: The Swiss Years: Writings, 1912-1914 (1995) 11 copie
Äther und Relativitätstheorie 10 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 10: The Berlin Years: Correspondence, May-December 1920, and… (2006) 10 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 13: The Berlin Years: Writings & Correspondence, January 1922 - March… (2012) 9 copie
The Albert Einstein Collection Volume One: Essays in Humanism, The Theory of Relativity, and The World As I See It (2016) 8 copie
La Relativité : Théorie de la relativité restreinte et générale. La relativité et le problème de l'espace (2016) 7 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 8 : The Berlin Years: Correspondence, 1914-1918 (English translation) (1998) 7 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Volume 8. Part A: The Berlin Years. Correspondence1914 - 1917. (1998) 6 copie
Hoogachtend, Albert Einstein : brieven van Einstein over God, muziek, Hitler, liefde, doodstraf en jood-zijn (1989) 6 copie
I fondamenti della relativita 6 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Volume 7: The Berlin years: Writings 1918 - 1921. (2002) 5 copie
Escritos da maturidade 4 copie
El Significado de la Relatividad 4 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Vol. 12: The Berlin years: Correspondence January- December 1921. (2009) 4 copie
The fight against war 4 copie
Meus Últimos Anos. Os Escritos da Maturidade de Um dos Maiores Gênios de Todos os Tempos (Em Portuguese do… (2017) 3 copie
Sobre la teoría de la relatividad especial y general. Biblioteca de los Grandes Pensadores (2002) 3 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein: Volume 7: The Berlin Years: Writings, 1918-1921. (English translation of… (2002) 3 copie
Cosmic religion 3 copie
Albert Einstein: Akademie-Vortrage: Sitzungsberichte der Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1914 - 1932 (2005) 3 copie
La scienza e la pace 2 copie
Relativity [abridged audio] 2 copie
Üldrelatiivsusteooria põhialus 2 copie
Ensaios da Maturidade 2 copie
Einstein, Anschütz und der Kieler Kreiselkompass: Einstein, Anschütz and the Kiel Gyro Compass (2005) 2 copie
Albert Einstein 2 copie
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 12 (English): The Berlin Years: Correspondence, January-December 1921… (2009) 2 copie
Letters to Solovine, 1906–1955 2 copie
Why Socialism? 2 copie
Ideas and opinions copy 2 2 copie
Einstein en català : els tres cèlebres articles de 1905 publicats amb motiu del 75è aniversari de la seva visita a… (1998) 2 copie
The Theory Of Relativity 2 copie
Problem och perspektiv 2 copie
Essays in Physics 1 copia
O poder nu 1 copia
Obervations 1 copia
THE MEANING OF RELATIVIRT 1 copia
العالم كما أراه 1 copia
[Einstein] ; Mein Weltbild 1 copia
Fı́sica e realidade ∗ 1 copia
LA TEORÍA DE LA RELATIVIDAD 1 copia
النسبية: النظرية الخاصة والعامة 1 copia
I classici del pensiero libero [Corriere della sera]: Albert Einstein. Il mondo come io lo vedo 1 copia
RELATIVITY - THE SPECIAL AND GENERAL THEORY - ORIGINAL 1916 VERSION - ALBERT EINSTEIN ***PLUS The Einstein Theory of… (2010) 1 copia
THEORY OF THE BROWNIAN MOVEMENT 1 copia
Pisma filozoficzne 1 copia
Mis ideas y opiniones 1 copia
Sidelights on Relativity 1 copia
Evolution des idees en physique 1 copia
'La fisica 1 copia
MEU NOME É 1 copia
Mozart: His Life, His Works 1 copia
atlas do corpo humano 1 copia
The Valley Of Fear 1 copia
La Théorie de la Relativité 1 copia
Cien años de relatividad. Los artículos clave de Albert Einstein de 1905 y 1906 (Epistéme)… (2004) 1 copia
Η εξέλιξη των ιδεών στη… 1 copia
Caminos Abiertos 1 copia
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 17 (Translation Supplement): The Berlin Years: Writings and… (2024) 1 copia
Как изменить мир к лучшем 1 copia
Atomic Bomb, The 1 copia
Albert Einstein Quotes... Vol.9: Motivational & Inspirational Life Quotes by Albert Einstein (2016) 1 copia
Dnyamza Bak 1 copia
Fiziin Evrimi 1 copia
La scienza come problema 1 copia
Pensamento político 1 copia
Albert Einstein alles ist relativ. Die besten Zitate. (Die Einstein-Uhr - alles ist relativ. Geschenkbox. Buch+Uhr) (2005) 1 copia
Teoria relativitatii 1 copia
Essays in physics 1 copia
Vier Vorlesungen über Relativitätstheorie : gehalten im Mai 1921 an der Universität Princeton 1 copia
Feier der 100. Geburtstage von Albert Einstein, Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner, Max von Laue (1979) 1 copia
Mijn kijk op het leven. deel 2 1 copia
Newton the Man 1 copia
Perspektiv og udsyn 1 copia
Mil ideas y opiniones 1 copia
Principles of Research 1 copia
On the Theory of Relativity 1 copia
Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt 1 copia
Thế giới như tôi thấy 1 copia
Correspondance : 1916-1955 1 copia
La Relativité: la théorie de la relativité restreinte et générale, la relativité et le problème de… (1978) 1 copia
Problem och perspetiv 1 copia
Zur einheitlichen Feldtheorie 1 copia
Relativity The Special and The General Theory, A Clear Explanation That Anyone Can Understand (1961) 1 copia
Mi panorama mundial 1 copia
Space-Time 1 copia
Sobre la teoría especial y la teoría general de la relatividad: el significado de la relatividad 1 copia
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Volume 8. Part B: The Berlin Years. Correspondence 1918. 1 copia
Gioventu felice in terra pavese: le lettere di Albert Einstein al Museo per la storia dell'Universita di Pavia (2005) 1 copia
Sobre el humanismo/ About Humanism: Escritos Sobre Politica, Sociedad Y Ciencia/ Writings About Politics, Society and… (1995) 1 copia
FOUR COMMEMORATIVE LECTURES 1 copia
Come io vedo il mondo-La teoria della relatività. Ediz. integrale (Grandi tascabili economici) di Einstein,… (1705) 1 copia
Mi Vision Del Mundo (Metatemas, 90) (Spanish Edition) by Albert Einstein (2005-11-30) (1767) 1 copia
Colleagues in Genius: Out of My Later Years, Scientific Autobiography, and Nuclear Physics (2019) 1 copia
La teoria della relatività 1 copia
Relativity 1 copia
Opere correlate
On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy (2002) — Collaboratore — 1,199 copie
This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women (2006) — Collaboratore — 1,093 copie
The Glorious American Essay: One Hundred Essays from Colonial Times to the Present (2020) — Collaboratore — 83 copie
Wrestling with Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (2003) — Collaboratore — 73 copie
The Best from Cosmopolitan — Collaboratore — 4 copie
On Relativity — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Readings in Cosmology and Extragalactic Astronomy: Physics 361-01 Cosmology, Spring Semester 1995 (1995) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Einstein, Albert
- Nome legale
- Einstein, Albert
- Data di nascita
- 1879-03-14
- Data di morte
- 1955-04-18
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Cremated (ashes scattered)
Specifically: Scattered in an unknown river in New Jersey - Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Germany (birth)
Switzerland (naturalized 1901)
USA (naturalized 1940) - Luogo di nascita
- Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
- Luogo di morte
- Princeton, New Jersey, USA
- Causa della morte
- internal bleeding caused by the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Luogo di residenza
- Italy
Switzerland - Istruzione
- ETH Zurich (BA|1900)
University of Zurich (Ph.D|1905) - Attività lavorative
- Swiss patent examiner
professor
theoretical physicist - Relazioni
- Marić, Mileva (1st wife, divorced)
Einstein, Elsa (2nd wife)
Szilard, Leo (friend, colleague)
Moszkowski, Alexander (friend, biographer)
Pais, Abraham (colleague, biographer) - Organizzazioni
- Swiss Patent Office
University of Zurich
Charles University in Prague
ETH Zurich
California Institute of Technology
Prussian Academy of Sciences (mostra tutto 12)
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
University of Leiden
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University
University of Bern
Humboldt University of Berlin
German Physical Society - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Nobel Prize (Physics ∙ 1921)
Copley Medal (1925)
Max Planck Medal (1929)
Barnard Medal (1920)
Matteucci Medal (1921)
ForMemRS (1921) (mostra tutto 8)
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1926)
Time Person of the Century (1999)
Utenti
Discussioni
What Einstein said… in Philosophy and Theory (Mag 2016)
Einstein? in Legacy Libraries (Febbraio 2016)
Einstein was an atheist. in Let's Talk Religion (Dicembre 2012)
Einstein said, " in Let's Talk Religion (Novembre 2012)
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Folio Society (1)
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