by Albert Einstein (Author), Ann M . Hentschel (Translator)
Set in the turbulent post-World War I period, this volume finds Einstein awaiting news of the 1919 British eclipse expedition to test the general relativistic prediction of the deflection of starlight by the sun. It reveals facets of Einstein as he constructively participated in German and European scientific, academic, and cultural life.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 472
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 25 Oct 2004
ISBN 10: 0691121249
ISBN 13: 9780691121246