Albert Einstein

His Influence on Physics, Philosophy and Politics

  • Editors
  • Peter C. Aichelburg
  • Roman U. Sexl
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages III-XV
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  2. The Development of the Theory of Relativity
    Peter G. Bergmann
    Pages 1-16
  3. Cosmology
    Dennis W. Sciama
    Pages 17-23
  4. Gravitational Radiation
    Joseph Weber
    Pages 25-31
  5. Black Holes
    Roger Penrose
    Pages 33-50
  6. The Black Hole: An Imaginary Conversation with Albert Einstein
    John A. Wheeler
    Pages 51-56
  7. Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete?
    Nathan Rosen
    Pages 57-67
  8. Einstein’s Contribution to Statistical Mechanics
    Hiroshi Ezawa
    Pages 69-87
  9. “On the History of the Special Relativity Theory”
    Arthur I. Miller
    Pages 89-108
  10. Einstein’s Model for Constructing a Scientific Theory
    Gerald Holton
    Pages 109-136
  11. Einstein’s Treatment of Theoretical Concepts
    Bernulf Kanitscheider
    Pages 137-158
  12. Einstein’s Importance to Physics, Philosophy, and Politics
    Carl Friedrich v. Weizsäcker
    Pages 159-168
  13. Einstein and Zionism
    Banesh Hoffmann
    Pages 169-175
  14. Birth and Rôle of the GRG-Organization and the Cultivation of International Relations among Scientists in the Field
    André Mercier
    Pages 177-188
  15. Reminiscences of Albert Einstein from 1908 to 1930
    Walther Gerlach
    Pages 189-200
  16. Mercer Street and other Memories
    John A. Wheeler
    Pages 201-211
  17. Einstein — and the Vanity of Academia
    Wolfgang Yourgrau
    Pages 213-220

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Keywords

Albert Einstein development mechanics theory of relativity

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-91080-6
  • Copyright Information Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 1979
  • Publisher Name Vieweg+Teubner Verlag
  • eBook Packages Springer Book Archive
  • Print ISBN 978-3-528-08425-7
  • Online ISBN 978-3-322-91080-6
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