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Einstein Albert <1879-1955, > |
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The Ultimate Quotable Einstein / / Albert Einstein; Alice Calaprice |
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Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2019] |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (609 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Soggetti |
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Einstein, Albert |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 -- Quotations |
Einstein, Albert, --1879-1955 --Quotations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Dyson, Freeman -- A (Long) Note about This Final Edition -- A Brief Chronology -- The Quotations -- On Einstein Himself -- On and to His Family -- On Aging -- On America and Americans -- On and to Children -- On Death -- On Education, Students, and Academic Freedom -- On and to Friends, Specific Scientists, and Others -- On Germans and Germany -- On Humankind -- On Jews, Israel, Judaism, and Zionism -- On Life -- On Music -- On Pacifism, Disarmament, and World Government -- On Peace, War, the Bomb, and the Military -- On Politics, Patriotism, and Government -- On Race and Prejudice -- On Religion, God, and Philosophy -- On Science and Scientists, Mathematics, and Technology -- On Miscellaneous Subjects -- Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection -- Attributed to Einstein -- Others on Einstein -- Bibliography -- Index of Key Words -- Subject Index |
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This is the definitive edition of the hugely popular collection of Einstein "ations that has sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide and been translated into twenty-five languages.The Ultimate Quotable Einstein features roughly 1,600 "es in all. This paperback edition includes sections unique to the ultimate collection--"On and to Children," "On Race and Prejudice," and "Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection"--as well as a chronology of Einstein's life and accomplishments, Freeman |
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Dyson's authoritative foreword, and commentary and descriptive source notes by Alice Calaprice. |
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