Einstein : the formative years, 1879-1909
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Einstein : the formative years, 1879-1909
（Einstein studies / editors, Don Howard, John Stachel, v. 8）
Birkhäuser, c2000
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Based on the conference supported by the Center for Einstein Studies at Boston University
Birkhäuser was acquired by Springer Science+Business Media in 1985
Publisher varies: New York : Springer Science+Business Media
Includes bibliographical references and index
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: [pbk.] ISBN 9780817636234
Description
This book, for a broad readership, examines the young Einstein from a variety of perspectives - personal, scientific, historical, and philosophical.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to 'Einstein: The Formative Years', John Stachel * 2. The Mysteries and Wonders of Natural Science: Aaron Bernstein's Naturwissenschaftliche Volksb=81cher and the Adolescent Einstein, Frederick Gregory * 3. The Young Einstein's Physics Education: H.F. Weber, Hermann von Helmholtz, and the Zurich Polytechnic Physics Instititue, David Cahan * 4. Kant's Impact on Einstein's Thought, Mara Beller * 5. Einstein's Controversy with Drude and the Origin of Statistical Mechanics: A New Glimpse from the 'Love Letters', Juergen Renn * 6. Physical Approximations and Stochastic Processes in Einstein's 1905 Paper on Brownian Motion, Sahotra Sarkar * 7. The Construction of the Special Theory: Some Queries and Considerations, Robert Rynasiewicz * 8. Einstein's Light Quantum Hypothesis: Or Why Didn't Einstein Propose a Quantum Gas a Decade-and-a-Half Earlier?, John Stachel * Index
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ISBN 9780817640309
Description
This volume is a collection of original essay, most never published, on Einstein's formative years. Topics are extensive, from Einstein's first wife, to his early readings, university education, and influences that shaped his thinking on statistical mechanics and relativity theory.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to "Einstein: The Formative Years", John Stachel * 2. The Mysteries and Wonders of Natural Science: Aaron Bernstein's Naturwissenschaftliche Volksb=81cher and the Adolescent Einstein, Frederick Gregory * 3. The Young Einstein's Physics Education: H.F. Weber, Hermann von Helmholtz, and the Zurich Polytechnic Physics Instititue, David Cahan * 4. Kant's Impact on Einstein's Thought, Mara Beller * 5. Einstein's Controversy with Drude and the Origin of Statistical Mechanics: A New Glimpse from the "Love Letters", Juergen Renn * 6. Physical Approximations and Stochastic Processes in Einstein's 1905 Paper on Brownian Motion, Sahotra Sarkar * 7. The Construction of the Special Theory: Some Queries and Considerations, Robert Rynasiewicz * 8. Einstein's Light Quantum Hypothesis: Or Why Didn't Einstein Propose a Quantum Gas a Decade-and-a-Half Earlier?, John Stachel * Index
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