History of Science & Knowledge

Albert Einstein, The Human Side: Glimpses from His Archives

    Edited by
  • Helen Dukas
  • Banesh Hoffman
    Foreword by
  • Ze’ev Rosenkranz

Paperback

Price:
$19.95/£16.99
ISBN:
Published:
Oct 27, 2013
2014
Pages:
184
Size:
5.5 x 8.5 in.
Main_subject:
History of Science & Knowledge
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Modesty, humor, compassion, and wisdom are the traits most evident in this illuminating selection of personal papers from the Albert Einstein Archives. The illustrious physicist wrote as thoughtfully to an Ohio fifth-grader, distressed by her discovery that scientists classify humans as animals, as to a Colorado banker who asked whether Einstein believed in a personal God. Witty rhymes, an exchange with Queen Elizabeth of Belgium about fine music, and expressions of his devotion to Zionism are but some of the highlights found in this warm and enriching book.