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AN EINSTEIN ENCYCLOPEDIA

Daniel Kennefick Alice Calaprice Robert Schulmann

This is the single most complete guide to Albert Einstein's life and work for students, researchers, and browsers alike. Written by three leading Einstein scholars who draw on their combined wealth of expertise gained during their work on the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, this authoritative and accessible reference features more than 100 entries and is divided into three parts covering the personal, scientific, and public spheres of Einstein's life.

AN EINSTEIN ENCYCLOPEDIA contains entries on Einstein's birth and death, family and romantic relationships, honors and awards, educational institutions where he studied and worked, citizenships and immigration to America, hobbies and travels, plus the people he befriended and the history of his archives and the Einstein Papers Project. Entries on Einstein's scientific theories provide useful background and context, along with details about his assistants, collaborators, and rivals, as well as physics concepts related to his work. Coverage of Einstein's role in public life includes entries on his Jewish identity, humanitarian and civil rights involvements, political and educational philosophies, religion, and more.

Alice Calaprice is a renowned authority on Albert Einstein and the author of several popular books on Einstein.
Daniel Kennefick is associate professor of physics at the University of Arkansas, and an editor of the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein.
Robert Schulmann was a longtime director of the Einstein Papers Project and editor of the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein.
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Published 2015-10-01 by Princeton University Press

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The authors are well-known Einstein scholars with an intimate knowledge of the great physicist's life and work. They have put together a most welcome encyclopedic reference work for both laypersons and experts. - Tilman Sauer, Universitaet Bern