Essays in Humanism

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Open Road Media, 27 בספט׳ 2011 - 184 עמודים

The great thinker reflects on such topics as nuclear weapons, world poverty, and international affairs in this Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Nuclear proliferation, Zionism, and the global economy are just a few of the insightful and surprisingly prescient topics scientist Albert Einstein discusses in this volume of collected essays from between 1931 and 1950. Written with a clear voice and a thoughtful perspective on the effects of science, economics, and politics in daily life, Einstein’s essays provide an intriguing view inside the mind of a genius addressing the philosophical challenges presented during the turbulence of the Great Depression, the Second World War, and the dawn of the Cold War.

This authorized ebook features rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

 

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Why Socialism? 1949
The Negro Question 1946
Science and Society 1935
Towards a World Government 1946
The Way Out 1946
On Receiving the One World Award 1948
A Message to Intellectuals 1948
Open Letter to the General Assembly of the United Nations 1947
At a Gathering for Freedom of Opinion 1936
Atomic War or Peace I1945 II1947
The War Is Won but Peace Is Not 1945
The Menace of Mass Destruction 1947
The Schools and the Problem of Peace 1934
On Military Service 1934
Military Intrusion in Science 1947
International Security 1933

Dr Einsteins Mistaken NotionsAn Open Letter from Sergei Vavilov A N Frumkin A F Joffe and N N Semyonov 1947
A Reply to the Soviet Scientists 1948
For an Organization of Intellectual Workers 1945
Was Europe a Success? 1934
Isaac Newton 1942
Johannes Kepler 1949
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Albert Einstein (1879–1955) was born in Germany and became an American citizen in 1934. A world-famous theoretical physicist, he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics and is renowned for his Theory of Relativity. In addition to his scientific work, Einstein was an influential humanist who spoke widely about politics, ethics, and social causes. After leaving Europe, Einstein taught at Princeton University. His theories were instrumental in shaping the atomic age.


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