Michael D. Gordin

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Einstein in Bohemia Michael D. Gordin
A finely drawn portrait of Einstein's sixteen months in Prague
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The Age of Hiroshima Edited by Michael D. Gordin and G. John Ikenberry
A multifaceted portrait of the Hiroshima bombing and its many legacies
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A Well-Ordered Thing: Dmitrii Mendeleev and the Shadow of the Periodic Table, Revised Edition Michael D. Gordin Dmitrii Mendeleev (1834–1907) is a name we recognize, but perhaps only as the creator of the periodic table of elements. Generally, little else has been known about him. A Well-Ordered Thing is an authoritative biography of Mendeleev... Read More View Book Add to Cart
Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War Michael D. Gordin
Most Americans believe that the Second World War ended because the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan forced it to surrender. Five Days in August boldly presents a different interpretation: that the military did not clearly understand...
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Utopia/Dystopia: Conditions of Historical Possibility Edited by Michael D. Gordin, Helen Tilley, and Gyan Prakash
The concepts of utopia and dystopia have received much historical attention. Utopias have traditionally signified the ideal future: large-scale social, political, ethical, and religious spaces that have yet to be realized....
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Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War Michael D. Gordin
Most Americans believe that the Second World War ended because the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan forced it to surrender. Five Days in August boldly presents a different interpretation: that the military did not clearly understand...
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Ideas²

A spacetime interval Albert Einstein is dead. Bohemia, too, no longer exists. They have ascended to the realm of myths and legends, become words to conjure with—yet they are not, in general, invoked together. Read More

Space-Time Einstein! It is once again time to talk about time. On March 14, 1988, Larry Shaw of the San Francisco Exploratorium organized the first official “Pi Day” to celebrate mathematics (and also, for the broad minded, physics). Read More