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The New Quotable Einstein
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The New Quotable Einstein
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by Alice Calaprice, Freeman Dyson, and Albert Einstein
Sales Rank: 59418
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List Price: $16.95
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Features
Paperback: 440 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press; Enl. Commemorative Ed. / edition February 22, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691120757
ISBN-13: 978-0691120751
Product Dimensions:
8.4 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
David Tytell, Sky & Telescope
" it's a unique and intriguing biography".
Product Review
PD Smith The Guardian : This excellent updated edition is packed with wonderful quotes and anecdotes.
Australian Physics : Marvelous treasure to dip into for an eclectic helping of wisdom and enjoyment. Better than the original highly regarded edition.
David E. Rowe Times Higher Education Supplement : Calaprice lays out a veritable feast of pithy and telling aphorisms drawn from [Einstein's] speeches and letters.
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I have long loved quotes and especially quotes from Einstein, becaues like many great men, he did not think solely in one area on science. He thought greatly about many things. that doesn't mean that he was a perfect man. Far from it. He had major problems with personal relationships, was lacking in parenting skills, was very often not a great husband. Yet he tried to his utmost to use his immense intelligence to the good of mankind. I think he found it easier to deal with humans on a group basis, rather than an individual one. That does not mean that he did not leave an immense area of thought from which we can learn and put into use in our own lives. Calaprice does a great job of sorting through the many quotes that were attributed to Einstein, but were not actually his. HOw best to get your ideas into print than to state they were words from the premier physicist and statesman of his time. I've seen some I often wondered about and shall have to change the way my mind memorized these statements (they are still often quite good statements). It does not surprise me to see how greatly, especially in areas such as religion that Einstein changed his views: especially in organized religion. But his basics remained the same. That man and woman can work in science and other fields to achieve greatness, and that greatness can be used for good or for evil. As with the discovery of fission of the atom, it is evident that we decide our own fate, and that that decision is made on an individual basis. Sometimes, when I am overwhelmed with work, or just life in general, I like to go get this quote book and randomly read through Einstein's thinking process. I don't always agree with, but he always makes me think. I cannot think of a better book to get on this anniversery of his life and death. Karen Sadler, Science Education, University of Pittsburgh, Chemistry, CCAC
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