The Einstein Dossiers

Siegfried Grundmann

ISBN 10: 3642065074 / ISBN 13: 9783642065071

Edité par Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Okt 2010, 2010

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Neuware -In 1919 the Prussian Ministry of Science, Arts and Culture opened a dossier on 'Einstein's Theory of Relativity.' It was rediscovered by the author in 1961 and is used in conjunction with numerous other subsequently identified 'Einstein' files as the basis of this fascinating book. In particular, the author carefully scrutinizes Einstein's FBI file from 1950-55 against mostly unpublished material from European including Soviet sources and presents hitherto unknown documentation on Einstein's alleged contacts with the German Communist Party and the Comintern. Siegfried Grundmann's thorough study of Einstein's participation on a committee of the League of Nations, based on archival research in Geneva, is also new. This book outlines Einstein's image in politics and German science policy. It covers the period from his appointment as a researcher in Berlin to his fight abroad against the 'boycott of German science' after World War I and his struggle at home against attacks on 'Jewish physics' of which he was made a prime target. An important gap in the literature on Einstein is thus filled, contributing much new material toward a better understanding of Einstein's so rigorous break with Germany.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 480 pp. Englisch.

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• Titre: The Einstein Dossiers
• Éditeur: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Okt 2010
• Date de parution: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3642065074
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783642065071
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 235 L x 155 H x 26 P (en millimètres) 235 millimètres de largeur par 155 millimètres de hauteur par 26 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 721 grammes

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This is the only book that focuses on the political aspects of Albert Einstein and his work as viewed by various national authorities between the two world wars, contributing much toward a better understanding of Einstein's decisive break with Germany. In particular, the author carefully scrutinizes Einstein's FBI file from 1950-55 against material from European investigative files, and presents hitherto unknown documentation on Einstein's alleged contacts with the German Communist Party and the Comintern. Grundmann's study of Einstein's participation on a committee of the League of Nations, based on archival research in Geneva, is also new.